Poem: Coding Virelai

 Ballades are my preferred poem structure, but I found this one that I made in 2018 about the difficulty of transitioning to a coding career from an editing one. It seems especially poignant now that I've been in the coding career field for a while now and just frankly... don't like it at all.

Coding Virelai

In my coding course

I sit with remorse

So bored.

This rich learning source

To me was endorsed—

Explored.

I work like a horse

To join the work force

Abhorred.

I hope my reward

Will soon be restored.

Survive.

I don't wish to hoard

Just let me afford

To drive.

Computer dashboard

Screen, mouse, and keyboard

Hard drive.

A strict nine-to-five

Is not where I jive,

I fear.

In salary i'd thrive

Instead of nose-dive

In drear.

And so I must strive

To gain a contrived

Career.