Office Blues

Bumpy car ride to the panelled cage

Coffee paper cup the plastic telephone

Nervy,misshapen assistants flocks

Behave as though they are Goldilocks !

Run into the sunshine ! Flee into the glen !

When did the Boss laugh last ?? Oh ! When ?

He doesn't smile, he cannot laugh

Perchance a smirk escapes- sounds like a stifled cough

Thinks he is a lion - king of the concrete cage

Carefully dyed grey hair, Oh ! when will he behave his age ?


Mortally scared to face his ego-- lose his shine

Has murdered many self esteems ,hands sick with crime !!

Takes morning walks but disease stalks

Diamond ring he wears ! To scare away hawks ?

Brags a lot-- too proud-- gives himself much air

To his colleagues and juniors he is never fair

It's routine for him to point out flaws

He'll repent the day when the pole ice thaws

Where's the pole ? where's the ice ?

Good morning Sir !!! try to act a little nice


© Bishwanath Mukherjee

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Dedicated to someone I never liked

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