Angst Jobs Poems

From the ashes of the never before, 
Lacking symbol, nor take to guide,
A Phoenix rises from storied lore,
In a portent of thrashing hide. 

Trumpets are...

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I’m an industrial athlete,
A miracle of logistic efficiency.
I climb the corporate ladder
Over a hundred times a day,
And all I ever see are boxes.
I have no...

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he sits, patiently impatient, calm,
outwardly no racing thoughts or heart on show,
but inward seething keeps the monster warm,
unleash-ready, eager for the rampage-consuming glow.

was this another...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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From a neighborly distance, the drama of a life's finality unfolded
A man named Mient. Once a well-known construction-scientist
When we became neighbors at Christmas he was...

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Webinar expires today!
Kids pick up, read to and play
Washing needs to be hung out
Dishwasher’s ready for clearing out
Cat needs taking to the vet
Bills need sorting...

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Well that wasn't expected 
When I got out of bed
I'll not need my tea putting on
As I've ended up dead

That wasn't expected 
When I walked...

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I need a separation, you can understand,
it involves subjugation, you can understand.

My boss at work chooses only female colleagues, 
some may be a temptation, you...

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What do I resolve for the coming new year?
time just to myself, have I made myself clear?
It's a matter of choice, well, and my career
and...

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1) I hate brown-nosers far more than I hate most other nosers 
of virtually any known color!

2) I will make it a point to slap...

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There is omniscient God
And there is Ultra Sound Lady
And then there is Me
With 24 hours left ahead to wonder.

Two of the three knows my fate.

Cool...

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Blue Collar Animus 

It’s happened, you’re here
The back alley, oh dear
You’re worried, you fear
I’ve caught you, pains near
You thought you could master my will?
You lack...

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The lost generation.

You see the blank stare
in their eyes,

just blank
completely non-existent
feelings...
except for
despair.

You see them
but they are not there.

They dare 
not dream
or
have any hope
as they feel...

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After holding a series of mind-numbing jobs
I was craving escape from the track-riding mobs,
And it came to me, then, what I needed to do;
It was...

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from my book Ultima Thule by Jimmy Boom Semtex


Happy Worker
We are the ultimate machine. They make us do all the factory jobs at double speed....

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