Unhappy Co-Workers Lament

Well, you went on vacation,
which is legal I suppose!
I guess you felt you needed rest.
From what, God only knows!

I know the other girls are missing you.
I know they really care.
They keep saying "We wish the hell she'd hurry back
so she could do her share"!

The janitors sure miss you too,
they expressed their great elation,
the floor has been free of coffee stains
since you went on vacation!

We toil away, eight hours a day.
Our breaks are very few!
We have to work our butts off,
just because of you!

While you've been basking in the sun
and strolling sandy shores,
We've been working extra hard
to keep our jobs, and yours!

We hope you got the rest you "needed",
but lets make one thing clear.
There's no way, in hell, you could ever beat
the rest you get right here!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011



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Date: 7/14/2011 6:10:00 PM
This is so FUNNY and such a ring of truth! Light & Love
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Date: 5/18/2011 2:21:00 PM
oh, boy, ralph, my sister, a nurse in TExas, would LOVE this one. she had some super lazy nurses on her floor. Good one.
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Date: 5/17/2011 5:13:00 AM
I am so pleased to have had the pleasure to read your poetry this morning Ralph. Thank you for sharing it with us. Hoping you have a week filled with inspiration. Love, Carol
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Date: 5/16/2011 5:31:00 PM
Bravo, Ralph. A smooth and polished work, not to mention entertaining. Keep 'em coming, my friend. <3<3<3<3
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Date: 5/16/2011 2:44:00 PM
haha..good one Ralph.. and so true in so many places of business luv.. luv your flow and rhyme.. u and Bob should collaborate on something ..it would be super fantastic with your rhymes and wit..luv..
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Date: 5/16/2011 1:35:00 PM
Good Lord, how funny, Ralph! This is the kind of co-worker we are better off without. Had a great laugh reading the poem and the last two lines...well...she'll be dozing at her desk again soon! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 5/16/2011 11:20:00 AM
Pretty funny Ralph...I hate it when that happens...good one. Bg
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