The Story of My Uniform

It's in a turtle soup shop where I'm employed
It's my duty to cook vomit-inducing soup turtle
which no decent human palate could stand;
a horrid job and a salary which is even worse,
an insult to my brilliant overdeveloped mind;
Not to mention the iniquitous schedule,
though there's something much worse:
the appalling uniform which is an insult
to a nonfrivolous mind like mine;
and in no way instrumental in contributing
to social elegance but a pathological attack
on good taste and gumption!
a distorted regurgitation of undigested
food for thought!
A lavender cup with the grotesque company logo!
The unsightly checked fuchsia and gray pants!
And to top it all: a striped khaki and purple poncho!
My odious uniform! Imported from Togo!
A lovely idea had the company's honcho!
An idea that my Togolese friend rejects!
I hug him! I look up to him!
'Cause he abhors both poncho and honcho!
Cripes! Yikes!
Dinner's ready! Yucky turtle soup I shall regurgitate!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 5/4/2016 10:15:00 AM
ivo, I'm just here visiting your poem once again. If you ever return to post, I'd like to come back and read your newest. Happy Days **SKAT**
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Date: 1/27/2016 9:54:00 PM
ivo enjoyed reading your poem, Please keep writing and sharing your poetry. XOX -- LINDA --
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Date: 5/31/2015 9:04:00 AM
Ivo, that's amazing. Thanks for sharing the poem
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