Brian Sambourne Poet Free verse

The Office

Jungle clamour
Banter twisted like vines
Lions with psyche scars
Monkeys as crackpot sleuths
Snakes in a labyrinth guise
Parrots preen an oily beauty
Giraffes creak in rumpled posture

Immersive labelling
My colleagues salivate slippery ambition 
Pre-occupied with image
Our digital frontier, computer glitches
Terrain fighting, coffee muted
Hidden fracturing
Beasts that claw parchment cubicles
Self propelled advancement, perpetually out of reach
Few scraps of conscience
Strong scents prevail

All of us are watchers
      seeding what cannot be grasped
      spirited wishing
      to pass beyond our bars
      to re-write uncaged narratives





Poem composed: February 23, 2021

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Brian Strand September 14, 2021 at 3:57 AM Neat analogy Brian Brian Sambourne September 14, 2021 at 7:57 AM My appreciation for your comment + read of my posting. Sincerest regards, Brian

Juliet Ligon April 28, 2021 at 8:51 AM Very imaginative. I can see why you won that shiny trophy. Brian Sambourne April 28, 2021 at 9:32 AM Hi Juliet, Your stop by is certainly appreciated. Thank you for the positive thumbs up. Cheers, Brian

Sam Kauffman March 19, 2021 at 12:22 PM Wonderfully mastered, Brian. Great visual metaphors for the "office jungle!" Have known some of these office animals. This is creative writing at its best. So memorable! Congratulations on your win! So glad to see it atop the winners list. Brian Sambourne March 19, 2021 at 1:59 PM Hello Sam, You are a kind fellow, indeed. Thank you for the vote of confidence + your gracious thumbs up. I was pleasingly surprised by the top placement. Take care. All the best, Brian

Susan Ashley March 19, 2021 at 9:41 AM Brian, the office is indeed a jungle - full of back-biting and eye clawing politics! The potent artistry of your pen is rich and beautiful to behold. Congratulations for your excellent trophy win in Charlotte's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan Brian Sambourne March 19, 2021 at 10:36 AM Hello Susan, My appreciation for your encouraging, thoughtful remarks. You are most generous. Be well. Sincere good wishes, Brian

Charlotte Puddifoot March 18, 2021 at 9:56 AM you know how much i enjoy your poetry, and this is a very incisive, well-written piece - congrats on your 1st place win in my contest! :) Brian Sambourne March 18, 2021 at 10:54 AM Thanks very much, Charlotte. Your comments + contest placement for my poem are spring light after my recent string of NA's. Much appreciated. Best wishes, Brian

Caren Krutsinger February 25, 2021 at 5:54 AM I feel like I am in the jungle hearing and seeing all this. Brian Sambourne February 25, 2021 at 9:14 AM Thank you Caren. I once worked in an accounting office. A fertile field for inspiration. Sincerest regards, Brian

Susan Woodrow February 23, 2021 at 9:32 PM awesome read...so glad I got out of the office environment a while ago :) Brian Sambourne February 24, 2021 at 7:08 AM Thanks very much Susan. Congratulations on your freedom from office politics, promotion grappling. Be well and thrive, Brian