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The Sun coming through a murky window
The sun coming through a murky window
might not seem like perfection to you …
it may be run of the mill
but to me it spells
no more returning to the cruelty of work
which soaked my skin with anxiety
no more dripping at the bus stop
and waiting …
to be sentenced to death
for not completing this or that form
The sun coming through a murky window
Is a blessing I never saw before
My ey...
Monday 13th January 2020 7:01 am
Office Politics
The corporate king -
Salacious surveyor -
Mild-mannered Majesty
With a wandering eye;
A habitual connoisseur
Of the supple and softly curved.
Lingers,
Self-assured.
...Saturday 13th April 2019 5:02 pm
The Office Waits ...
The Office Waits
The office waits after
A quiet night,
Lulled to sleep by
The hum of the air con
And the tinnitus of the transformers.
The stillness and silence
Of the morning is broken
By the ping of the lifts
And their electronic voices;
By the clattering of keyboards and
The muttering of memory failures:
Another forgotten password.
Then the photocopier yawns -
Its plastic bo...
Saturday 14th May 2016 11:11 am
ManagementSpeak
'I want this place run like a brothel,'
Said our boss at his baffling, buzzwordy worst.
'I want this place run like a brothel -
Make sure that the customer always comes first.'
So we ran the place just like a brothel,
With schedules and staffing all carefully drafted;
We ran the place just like a brothel,
And just like a brothel we all got shafted......
Thursday 1st December 2011 4:58 pm
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