Ok, I’m hearing it
it’s rough out there in the real world
There’s even been some influencer backlash
These days, if someone starts talking about world crisis
I wave them off, “I’m emotionally booked.”
Like everyone else, I’m just coping,
economizing by reusing letters, recycling plots
and clipping martini coupons.
I refuse to ration kisses
blush at the thought
things aren’t THAT bad.
Around here (we call it 6th Ave)
things seem normal. The household staff
perform their daily chores with leisurely courtesy.
Grandmère gave them a 10% bump
because prices are crazy.
Did it help? I don’t know.
I don’t know them all that well.
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Songs for this:
Insanity (The Sanest Thing You've Got) by The Nines
I’m Still Standing” — Elton John
They say they come once in a lifetime, but do they
Really is that the only time a nice job will swing your way
Feels more like meat thrown in the air for a hungry bird fight
Is it really worth the battle to chase the bait for a bite
Most decide to leave one for another chasing that higher dollar
At the bottom of a new corporate latter wearing that blue collar
You put down what taste familiar for another cup
It sounds like an opportunity until you realize what's up
A brand new environment with a whole new set of rules
Feeling the shoes of an employee that was used and abused
It must have been opportunity for them at one time
What's the real reason for posting the "We're Hiring Now" sign.
I am the captain of this ship -but my body is questioning my mental status of how long can I keep going
She’s an old lady and she lives alone.
She loves her job, and we know she will not leave.
So, we cut her wages in half, told her on the phone.
She tries to act okay, but we think she’s peeved.
He’s a man who has fathered children all over town.
It is a wonder he has not been caught more with his pants down.
This guy has a lot of child support to pay,
So, we give him a terrific salary, so he will stay.
She is a ball buster, always griping about us being fair.
We want to fire her, but we do not dare.
Because she became the union rep, so that’s a no win.
I give her snide remarks, and a fake little grin.
He’s a guy who is a walking apology.
We pay him in video game tokens and iced tea.
He lives with his mother, so he doesn’t need much.
He works every weekend if we’re in a clutch.
Here is the union president back to bother me.
I have to admit he’s a moron, as you can see.
Wanting me to pay the same wages to all of them.
I would like to throw him in the pool for a big swim.
Today I have nothing more to say,
Am only wishing you happy labour day,
To all workers from Nairobi to Homa Bay,
Respect to workers who don't receive a pay,
Yet they volunteer to serve free day by day.
Big up to our beloved journalists,
Salute to designers and all artists,
Who work hard to update our playlists,
Respect to all mentors and sociologists,
Without forgetting poets and therapists.
Respect to engineers and inventors,
Salute to medical workers and doctors,
The entertainment actresses and actors,
Respect to teachers, professors and tutors,
Without forgetting masons and contractors.
Wonderful Employees
There will be wonderful employees
Who are like a cool, ocean breeze
I'm sure you get my drift
To certain things provide uplift
And nose starting to sneeze.
I am sure you know people who
have their noses stuck up in the
air who at you sit and stare.
To say this I cannot resist
What you need is a catalyst
That when at times is near
You can control your fear
Successful one to use I insist.
Jim Horn.
A poet just asked me how to control fear.
Jim Horn.
Non-Essential Employees Back at Work
By Elton Camp
It seems Congress has finally come around
To bring an end to the government shutdown
But some egos must have taken a hard blow
That they are “non-essential” to have to know
“My job surely seemed important to me,
But where I stand, I now most clearly see!”
Few employees there are anywhere on Earth
Who like to think they’re of very little worth
And the taxpayers might rightly want to know
Why we need “non-essential” workers, though
Even if they’ve been treated in a shabby way
At least they got a two-week vacation with pay
Important work matters get screwed
By thoughts at the office too lewd
So it seems normal
To have work less formal
Make casual Friday all nude
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