CUBICLE HAIKU
work
Carpal Tunnel Ache
A secretary's struggle
Crippled hands have I
(Type) Look behind you.
Is it The Man? (Type) Lurking,
waiting to fire you.
sixes galore, race
across the screen. eyes will close,
head tilts. * head jerks * woops.
Willing the feet to
Go where you don't want to go
Work Work Work Work Work
Doing Board minutes...
I hate this part of my job.
Damn that boss of mine.
Folks talking--take notes!
Such mindless record-keeping.
Why have a brain 'tall?
Power Shelving Days
Seemed to vanish forever
Like dreams of retail
Work seems much better
when bless-ed with brilliant friends
who bestow email
this time temp means just
for one week. answer the phone
hello? voice mail?? bye.
lunch RSVPs
keep changing on me so I
must call Kitchen Door
i got a god damn promotion.
-abandon Haiku?
along with promotion-yes.
I want to design
offices so that bean bag
chairs are preferred here
answering the phones
going through the invoices
emailing Katie
maybe happy hour
should be at eight so that we
can start the day right
invoices come in
cross my desk and out again
it's been a fun day
emails and voice mails.
this is the work that I do:
I write and reply.
And I do that too
work should not take precedence
over friends and art
Must process orders.
Can't take break for friends or foes
Only cigarettes
on today:
alice makes me type
names and numbers galore
sam, tracy lunch
It is not my fault
on the heels of holiday
month end comes too soon
two more stacks of mail
sisyphus pushes the stone
thought i was caught up
he's turbo at work
senior order specialist
who will not email
where's my winter coat?
where is summer so damn cold?
hiring freeze dot com
Balance sheet balanced
Now I can take a lunch break
cigarette or not?
Joe calls and we sigh
as globes are ordered and we
blame absent Leigh'R
close to sleep myself
I've been in with auditors
mind numbing process
Joe, no longer
do I want to be
dispatcher of reporters
Marijuana
absentee Tonya
leaving him up to his ears
in dopes and in plants
month end is over
i now must traverse downtown
making deposits....
working pagemaker
without manual or clue --
how did I get here?
cubicle haiku 2000
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