Picnic at the Paradox
...Moe brought a cooler of sanctions,
solar forks, and a map none could decipher.
Larry arrived late, juggling borrowed napkins,
his blanket stitched from debt and belief.
Curly came barefoot, carry...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, political,
Form: Free verse
Lost in the Hustle
...Clock in, clock out
Wake, commute, work, sleep, repeat
They say I'm making a living
But where in this equation am I alive?
Traded my sunrise for spreadsheets
My sunset for status reports
My l...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, corruption, inspirational, meaningful, poems,
Form: Free verse
Invisible Architect
...This is what the soul wants, newness:
these sacrifices, this dedication, this patience,
the sound of children laughing in the bedroom,
my own voice like a new and unheard melody,
my own strength ...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, caregiving, emotions, identity, journey,
Form: Free verse
The Noise of Pretence
...In a space that should hum with focus,
Where thoughts flow like ink on paper,
I walk the halls, and what do I hear?
The clatter of egos—loud, brash,
A symphony of insecurity,
Each voice a drum p...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, angst, silence, spoken word,
Form: Free verse
When Death Stopped for Me
...Because I could not escape from Life –
It rudely dragged me forth –
The chaos swirled, consuming all –
And Oblivion, my worth.
We raced through days – no time to rest –
And I, a franti...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, age, cry, destiny, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Corporate America
...Gagged by the navy neck-tie crowned upon him by the last soldier, the businessman precariously waltzes the death march down into “Sam’s Greens and Grains”, a specialty salad shop that locally sources...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, corruption, prison, work,
Form: Prose
Itinere
...when i arrived on earth
I must have seen the rain through the window
it was saturday in the hospital room
busy women in white
fluttering snowflakes in my made-up memory
giving injections meas...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, life,
Form: Free verse
My Cynical Career - Insider Cherry
...I spilled my seventh cup of coffee
While shuffling through the papers on my desk.
It was a ham and cheese performance,
A little bit of business-like burlesque.
I sort through tax returns and sp...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, business, career,
Form: Lyric
Collections Reflections
...It’s time to clock in and start up the vacuum.
This cash collector has walked into the room.
Dropping the balances like bombs from a B52.
Improving aged receivables and contacts too.
Repairing ...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, business, desire, hope, passion,
Form: Rhyme
Colour,Flash
...Fruitful days are filling up the piles of treasure mesuring the misogyny it shouldn't be a topic of forgery while waiting for break outs throwing correction direction of stereotyping the tipicallity ...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, africa, america, art,
Form: Classicism
Naked Truth
...Fruitful days are filling up the piles of treasure mesuring the misogyny it shouldn't be a topic of forgery while waiting for break outs throwing correction direction of stereotyping the tipicallity ...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, absence, africa, art,
Form: Free verse
The Coolest Invention
...For those of us whose lives are nearly complete
Who can recall life before computer spreadsheets
I'd like to point out a most marvelous technical feat
Which is, of course, the cool little butt...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, appreciation, change, technology, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Dunkin Donuts
...I'm at Dunkin Donuts dunking a donut,
for the experience.
Letting my memories pass through me.
Not repressing any of them.
I'm pretending to be a scientist
of the mind.
It's not fun though.
...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, confusion, psychological,
Form: Free verse
Should'A Read the Fine Print
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Should'a Read The Fine Print
I am intrigued by all computer tasks,
and competent and skilled in every scheme
from word process and graphic arts design,
to spreadsheets, database and all...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, computer, corruption, grief,
Form: Verse
Avoiding Beautiful September
...1
The personal is boring
as are my ruminations on the war.
What I need to do I can't try:
wander without shelter in the backcountry.
Or go deeper into the polity,
join a committee or a part...
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Categories:
spreadsheets, beautiful, care, god, life,
Form: Verse
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