Labor Pain

Hi Ho

Hi Ho

It's off
to gainful employment we go

We trudge in

Punch in

The clock hits back

Years accumulate

Deeper we slide
into the cubicle pit
of corporate irrelevancy

That sinking truth
we masters of denial
slap on to apply
like a tourniquet
to stem the flow of self doubt

Weighed down daily
by maddening
process inefficiencies

Errors saturate our reality
but the salary they pay
to our accounts semi monthly
still rules the day
buying off our loyalty
and degraded pride
for a bargain price