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Demotion

The bitter pill of demotion;
from the office to the cube;
the shortening of the title;
the stripping of the view;

the quickening of the senses
when the meeting takes a turn,
one you were not expecting,
it's now you whose gonna' burn.

It was wrong from the beginning.
You sensed it in your gut.
Restructuring always meant
some are let go and some take a cut…

…The blatant stripe of demotion;
you wear it as best you can.
You knew the risk when you started this job-
it comes with working for the man.

Parking Space

The hunt begins at 7:45,
when the early employees start to arrive,
through the lot and garage they all must race,
to claim their trophy parking space.

All of their minds are determined and set.
They'll give no quarter and none you will get.
They circle the lot like wolves on the prowl.
Their faces contorted into a menacing scowl…

…We know we're all working for the grand promotion,
to be granted a reserved spot, and avoid all the commotion.
But until that glorious day doth arrive,
we'll continue to hunt! Only the strong will survive.

Zipper Stain

In the men's restroom
there's a real dripper;
every time you flush
it sprays on your zipper.

I get a real laugh
when I see each patron
grab a toilet seat cover
to use as an apron…

…Forget the manners,
don't leave it to chance,
unless you come to work
with a spare pair of pants.