A man in the mirror

A man stands before me with
eyes contradicting one another:

If one shows pain,
the other comps with joy.
If one looks back,
the other pulls forward -
If one draws from the past,
the other paints a future
If one sees a problem,
the other an opportunity.
If the first tries to drag
the second creates an uplift -
If one lacks passion
the other exudes vision
If emptiness befalls on one,
the other sparkles optimism.
If one shows despair
the other beams hope.
If one appears careless, lazy
the other emblems urgency.
If one draws sympathy from folks,
the other encourages them instead.

Against this society's mirror
I see a man. I see me.

The Unemployment Sonnet

It was the morn of a Friday
Out I was shown the way.
They said it was performance
But you know it's all nonsense.
Will the ground beneath now shift?
In what direction will my life drift?
Though it is not quite hopeless
The situation makes me restless.

Once again I enter a job market
marked by high unemployment rate.
Facebook, LinkedIn and all network
Every contact of mine I put to work
Apps, cold calls - all for the one employer
Restless or not it's gonna be a long summer.