Infinite varieties of phenomena
populate the deepest possible lake
under the thinnest possible ice.

I skate above in the prevailing fashion
working hard to stay ahead
of question and disaster.

This morning and a new work colleague.
A new member of the gang, buddy.
"... and so I voted conservative." He said.

He might just as well have said
I'm a paedophile, [racist comment censored]
and I've nicked your parking space.

Good worker, pleasant fellow.
A headache for one like me
not entirely unfamiliar.