Fair is Fair
I cannot stomach another appraisal in the garb of friendly chat
upstairs at Starbucks
dissecting goals and stretching targets
just beyond the realm of fairytale achievement.
Business drivers and objectives, abstract terms and jargon
jostle for dominion
while a plague falls upon both your houses, tiled with greed.
Slurp your coffee in a bowl of soup,
enough calories to feed a family of four.
Check your privilege like a raincoat at the door.
Please isolate one or two areas for improvement –
oh, I don’t know, pay taxes maybe?
Fairtrade jazz too bland and quiet to offend
as I sip my hot beverage
and bemoan the drop in my shares.
Excellent! Sometimes things just get too aggravating and you feel you have to speak out.
Oh, you capture that frustration so well, Marina Sofia! Beautifully done! You also evoke the place and context brilliantly.
Not my first and probably not my last rant about the corporate world!
Very good Marina – from the title to the last line!
Love this!