Someone Like You | Sample

17

One Late Night
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"Why do you love the sun so much?"
She asks a sunflower
The loyal flower smiles to itself
before turning to the pretty girl
dressed in blue

"Pretty girl,
don't you see?
I am merely a shadow,
awaiting his light.
He breathes life in me
when he shines,
& I
I bloom before his sight.
He is far away
and so I can only look.
In this lifetime,
that is all
I can hope for."

The girl thinks about it
The sunflower's selfless love
Could she
do the same?
Love,
and humble herself
to just that much?

"I am afraid,"
After a moment's silence
she finally admits

"Dear child,
do not be afraid
For your fate is nothing like mine
Where I can only watch
from afar
You can stretch your arms,
and hold

So,
do not fear
who your sun is.
Do not fear
who your sunflower turns to.

For while I may not have
hope
For while I may only
console myself into
wanting just this much
To share his light,
while my roots keep me here,
Immobilised.
You
can hope for more
Your feet are not bound
There is no distance
If you want none found

So child,
be brave
and love freely
For just as he is yours
You could be his too
You too could be the sun
his sunflower turns to"

Around 10 in the morning finds us all settled and progressing in our work; One of the many alternative/indie songs blasts through my earplugs as I continue to proofread and edit the work at hand.

"Attention everybody!" Sean suddenly stands up and speaks loudly. Instantly the entire office's attention around me moves to the man and I find myself also taking my earplug off.

"Why exactly does he look so excited?" I ask myself, frowning when I realise Sean looks like he's almost vibrating on his spot with excitement.

"Read your emails, now!" Sean exclaims, grinning excitedly before sitting back down. Curious, I glance at Jennie to find her looking at me with the same expression. Shrugging, we both turn towards the computers before us. There is only one way we'll find out what's up with Sean.

Signing into my office email, I click on the latest unread. It doesn't escape my attention, however, that the email is from Nathan. It also doesn't escape my attention when I notice that Sean has gone ahead and forwarded it to us even though we don't need it.

To all staff members,

Today I have realised that although I may have joined the office two months ago, I have officially come into the office only for two weeks and I still do not know most of you all.

I believe in having a closely knit work environment where colleagues know each other well. This is because I firmly believe that unity and companionship enable productivity and quality work.