He was a weird fellow <br /> <br />Sat around reading books when he <br />Should have been working <br />Well, at least <br />LOOKING like he was working <br />Not that there’s all that much <br />Work to do really <br />But it’s important to our customers <br />That we always look like we’re working <br />It gives them confidence <br />That they’re dealing with good, honest <br />Americans <br />Not a bunch of idiots who sit around <br /> <br />Reading books. <br /> <br /> <br />(Previously published in Temenos, May 2007)<br /><br />Laurence Overmire<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sad-sacked/
