This week has been tough for two friends who lost their jobs, through a disrespectful and unfair process.
I thought of them when doing this assignment.
Just Fired I
They told him to go away,
and swallow the dirty play.
He cannot accept why
is he Mr. imperfect now.
Sad story, déja-vu, lost self in hallway.
Just Fired II
The mistake is not
yours, so please just untie the knot.
Never forget, though,
businessmen have no souls.
Can’t see the humans for the snot.
On Losses
You can cry and feel bad.
I am not saying don’t feel sad,
‘cos I know, yes, you’re human,
and perfectly imperfect, but
you, are not dead.
On Being Right
Being happy or being right,
doesn’t happen without a fight.
Bloody hell we just
proved, imperfection in prose
and verse. Right?
I know I got a bit carried away doing this. One was enough but I decided to dedicate the last one to my headache.
Headache
This headache is killing me.
Am I nuts, or imperfect me?
Snubbing painkillers,
and sucking,
what’s left of me.
I joined Writing 201: Poetry.
Today’s assignment: write a poem about the imperfect nature of someone or something. The form is Limerick and the device is Enjambment.
ah, your enjambments are great, the effect was just as ben described. oh, and ‘perfectly imperfect’ is a description I love to use for humans too 🙂
Thank you, Alexander.
So we think alike! Super. 😉
You’re on a roll as well! I like the dark tone in them. But I can’t help but feel you had fun in writing them.
Hahaha it was a good break after the prose poem. Thanks!
Just realised I instinctively hit a ‘Like’ button there! Enjoyed the post and love the way these poetic devices are known by French names – enjambement – c’est parfait !
You found it!! Yes, it’s there.
Thanks for reading my simple poetry endeavors. I just started the course and everything is new to me.
And of course poetry had to adopt French names if it wanted to look sophisticated !
🙂
Sorry for your friends. The corporate world is a large inhuman one at times and you capture this well, with a bit of cheek thrown in.
Thanks. I’ve been a corporate person too, so it’s easy to become cynical.
Well, my husband has gone through the fourth restructure in seven years at his work so rather fed up with it all! Often so unproductive.
I am a human resources professional, so I have been involved in countless restructuring and reorganization processes, which made me experience enough mismanagement. I could write a book about the human capacity to mistreat others, unfortunately.
Your husband knows it well. Most of the times it results in no increased productivity but just cost reduction, as the remaining ones are distressed, suspicious and at times also disgruntled; so who can work well in teams like that?
The irony is that he too is a HR professional so first had to carry out all the restructures etc for the rest of the staff in the region before their HR team underwent the same. It’s as if head office gets bored one day and eh, let’s try this out instead! Again and again. Tough for everyone involved. At least he tried to keep everyone up to date, my friend working for a local council had no idea what was going on!
What a coincidence! We are HR buddies. Say hello to him!
I totally relate to these situations.
We have a tough job in between management and employees, trying to make sense of things for both sides.
These are quite amusing but also have that sour taste of cynicism which works so well with the subject. Well done. And sorry to hear about your headache – that’s not good!! Xx
Yes, it does have it. I was upset for them. It’s so unprofessional and inhumane what’s been done to them.
Ah my headache, maybe it will go away after my tribute with a limerick! Lol
I have friends who’ve gone through the same thing. It’s disgusting. Inhumane is the right word. My best wishes to your friends. X
I’ve been working as a corporate exec, as you know, and have seen, sadly, how often dismissals are badly handled. It’s fine to end a contract, but the way to do it doesn’t need to be based on disrespect and humiliation.
Thanks for the wishes, I’ll send it to them. Xx
Absolutely right. It should be handled so much better. Happy Fri-yay to you X.
Happy Fri-yay to you too! Xx
Thanks 😘
Coeeeee
But what is a man or woman
if not defined by a position
How little of value or worth
Sometimes even defined by birth
If life is only worth the job you do
Then truly it is time for feeling sad and blue
… That being said…
Excellent post Lucile, you really have the knack for poetry and then some!
Of course it is always bad to loose ones job, but the quote of the doors closing and opening is often true. All my best wishes for your friends Lucile!
Gun(Nilla)
“If no one died in the elevator, we are good!”
Gun (Nilla) what a beautiful and deep poem. I love it. Thank you so much. All you said is true, including the final touch with the quote.
Thanks for the wishes for my friends. They are at phase one of grief, so it’s still tough. They will make it, though.
And heartfelt thanks got supporting my quasi poetic endeavors.
Cheers and have a great weekend!
🙂 You too!!!
Thank you
I love On Being Right…so true!
Glad you like it, Terri. I had a boss who always asked this question to people. I use it often too.
Getting the hang of it, are we?
You got out more than three
What’s next? Oh it’s an ode
But I gotta hit the road
Til tonight, lucky Lucile.
Wow, babe! You’re da man!
Brilliant, I love it!
Thank you! x
These are super limericks and you ticked all the boxes of the assignment! Spot on xx
Thank you thank you thank you! xxx
You’re very welcome! 🙂 xx
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Never give up! But you never will 🙂
It’s easier for me to speak about it because the pain is theirs. But I know this pain to well as I had my losses to teach me how to handle new ones. So giving up is not an option, indeed! Thanks!