Short Payroll Poems

Pauly’s Bank Deposits

Pauly’s passkey
Pickup hiccups
Passbook Facebook
Payload payroll
Honey money
Crossbow bankroll

5/18/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021 ©...

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Men would rave,
we have invented a machine,
to be our slave.

Sorting, processing and retrieving,
with inventory and payroll functions,
all tasks beyond believing.

In the end, we have to say,  
multiplying work for the master,
the computer has had it's way....

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The craps tables in a house can’t sit still.
For that reason, the casino employs a shill.
They are undercover personnel out on patrol.
Each shill is on the hotel’s payroll.
Going to the craps tables, they start a roll.
With knowledge of the game, they must be able.
They are to bring the real patrons to the table.
The players lose their money, and that’s all she wrote.
You could say a shill is like a Judas goat.
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They asked “so what would you say is your biggest weakness?”
My inability to answer questions like this. 

What do you think you could bring to the role? 
Probably the motivation created by the payroll 

Where do you see yourself in 5 years from now? 
Doing your job better than you do without doubt 

Say what they want, sincerely fake, 
don’t be too strong so fear create, 
agreeable, likeable and independent 
being relatable and never indifferent...

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We have a witch on the payroll the police chief said.
She scares and intimidates me, fills me with dread.
Why do we pay for that? I asked, is there better use of my money?
Perhaps said the chief, but although she is never sunny….

She has cracked some murder cases none of us could figure out.
She brings her familiar, a black cat named “gad-a-bout”.
Together they are a formidable pair, but one thing I guess.
They both terrify me, I have to admit and confess....

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