I have never wanted to be a boss.
It carries with it
a sick feeling in my stomach—
all those complaints
from government employees
and the women, and the men who have learned to act like women.
The mother in my meeting
challenges my competence
with lines of criticism on her face.
I don’t care
and slowly, she learns that I know what I’m doing.
By the end of our meeting, we do what she wants
and she smiles at me
like we are best friends.
I leave
like a cold robot
and go back to my office
without passion.
Beating the system
is farther away
than it’s ever been,
but I still have time on my side—
and that’s all a writer needs.
Intellectual Shaman 
Beating the system
is farther away
than it’s ever been…
Not many lines stick out for me – other than my own 🙂 – but these are worth jotting down. A good write – a good read. —CC
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I’m glad that you enjoyed the words, Chagall!!!
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Haha. Many people in business experience similar meetings – with a coercive ‘father’ or ‘mother’ in charge. The dynamics end up the same: “You’ll do it my way and if it’s right, I’ll take credit, but if it’s wrong you’ll accept that you agreed to do it [and you’re the expert].”
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Yes, I feel that I am at the mercy of people who don’t know…
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