Sense Sonnet - Acher

Out

It came as a complete surprise,
Just as the day was almost done.
I thought the rumors were just lies,
Just spread around to have some fun.
There's a numbness now, I guess shock.
Home is not where I want to go.
So I am in an aimless walk,
Pretending that it isn't so.
Less of me says I will survive,
But most of me drowns in the loss.
There was where I really did thrive.
But no longer - so said my boss.

My job is my identity.
Losing it is like losing me.