Small inside aside

There are things one ought not assume
Based purely upon the exchanges said
In offices, halls, and in correspondence
Meant to remain in professional domain.

I have been up long nights
With my head cradled on
Wet pillows and stared out
At the yellow street lamps.

In the day unseen I
End up with cheerful
Words and doing all
The simples given.

But my doings?
dim reflectors
Of products
Once dreamt.

I grow
Smaller
Each
Day.