Committee Buzz

The air is thick with words.
They flutter and beat
About my ears
Like a thousand moths.
A proliferation of pontification
And pedantic pomposities
Numbs my mind
And muddles my thoughts.
Details, details, details!
Minute subtleties and
Nuances confuse, confound.
I feel the urge to shout,
“Simple! Keep it simple!
Give up the cluttered verbiage!
Give us advantages,
Disadvantages,
The points we need
To make a decision!”
The words retreat into
A hum of beating wings.
I smile vacantly
And think of something else!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
August 12, 2021 at 8:34 PM
So typical of every committee I ever sat on, and I tried to avoid them like the plague. Loved your incredible vocabulary in this one.
Peckham Avatar
August 13, 2021 at 6:45 PM
Thanks for the kind comment. Yes , committees do tend to be like that!
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