139.Footsteps of future

 

Footsteps of future

My office story series 

Has ups and downs that varies 

My walking shoes is a metaphor to my experience 

Slowly I am learning to draw a fence 

From the past,my shoes have stepped into mud and rain

Gone through sickles of test and pain

I know being upfront can be against me as instance past 

The trauma I faced in terms of office politics will always last 

But when God sets his question paper trail

And for instance if we happen to fail 

We need to sit again for same exam track 

Untill we pass with good mark

With me today's office experience was like dejavu

Same question to be resolved yet again ...wow

In my present department I am reporting to few people in lead centre

Any one of them would be assigned as my mentor

So let's say one of them is Mr. A

And he calls me many times this day 

Just to check if HR has made him mentor to manage

He is a so much senior and has work experience at this age

After great difficulty I am settling in for present work very 

If I keep pinging HR for this query 

It doesn't look good to ask 

As each of them know their task 

Whoever may be my line manager doesn't make much difference to say 

But challenge was responding to A each time this day 

I didn't have solution pack 

Thought to lie that HR didn't get back 

But my inner self didn't let me be a lier 

I should be confident,calm but be a fire 

When I confronted him with honest response 

I said that when I meet HR in person , checking then wouldn't be a loss 

Irrespective if he being my boss 

Let's focus on workload tasks send

I will definitely learn the work end to end

He gave a thumbs up and I was then in happy mood

That I could give a reply honest without sounding rude 

At present I know my footsteps were leading to a muddy pit wing

I had no option but to keep moving 

My footsteps is leading me to future dent 

So trying to be stable at present 

The floor is so greasy 

That I can slip very easy 

But then I would fall flat on face 

Strength training is survival of fittest in this race

Strength in term of knowledge, mindset 

Being smart , mindful , keeping a margin net

School books had this margin to keep notes clean 

It means keep some space even in real life to avoid bin 

I turn back to see my footsteps of past

I see a lot of imprint that will last 

My emotional decisions with anger 

My fight leading me to put work in danger

Now it should not be my future footstep

I need to do all pre prep

Otherwise god will repeat the same question to see if I learnt the lesson

He has harder ways to put them in different session

Honestly is a beautiful quality rare

What matters is how I place words and share

Because relation with peer is like a glass

Once broken it can't be repaired at same class 

But some truth are bitter to say on face 

So knack of platting it and garnishing each phase 

To be straight forward yet a pinch of diplomacy talk

Will reduce the slippery base of path where I would walk 

I should be mindful of today's footstep 

As it determines my future path set

©️✍️ Priyanka Kamath 

4 March 2025

Review 

It captures the challenges of navigating office politics, personal integrity and professional growth. The metaphor of footsteps as experiences, learning and stability is strong and well used throughout the piece. Metaphor of footsteps as choices and consequences adds cohesion and depth to your narrative. It conveys a raw, personal journey, making it relatable to anyone facing workplace struggles. Totally a wonderful poem❤️