Superficial smile
Cursory nod
Flat banality
Empty façade
Bobbing like a cork on a sea of patronage
Riding the tide of mediocrity
A dim, dreary bulb that casts no light
Stab you in the back with a pen forged in the depths of the bureaucracy
Empty suit
Plucked up from obscurity
Rat faced smile
Reeks of insecurity
Dimwit with a mandate, management lackey
Egregious but affable clown,
Ideas no more complex than hey I heard about this thing
Everyone knows you're incompetent, but how does that feel to know we all know?
Arrived on time
Your assistant in tandem
Unprepared
Asked for a memorandum
You're self important, no time for chitchat
Wear headphones so you won't get asked questions that you're not able to answer
You use buzz words frequently but incorrectly
With mindless adherence to rules, you epitomize the institutional sycophant
You're obviously "extremely busy"
Run to catch up
Make that meeting
Skim that memo
Observe that worker
Find that report
Call that committee
Punch that card
Scan that budget
Swing that briefcase
Talk to the people
Every meeting shrinks or expands exactly to the allotted time.
It's almost as if the time was more important than the topic.
You arrive at a committee with a dog-eared page 21,
An old trick you learned to impress others
Because it's the only page you read
Not For Naught - Peter Lyrics
Not For Naught - Peter Lyrics
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Superficial smile
Cursory nod
Flat banality
Empty façade
Bobbing like a cork on a sea of patronage
Riding the tide of mediocrity
A dim, dreary bulb that casts no light
Stab you in the back with a pen forged in the depths of the bureaucracy
Empty suit
Plucked up from obscurity
Rat faced smile
Reeks of insecurity
Dimwit with a mandate, management lackey
Egregious but affable clown,
Ideas no more complex than hey I heard about this thing
Everyone knows you're incompetent, but how does that feel to know we all know?
Arrived on time
Your assistant in tandem
Unprepared
Asked for a memorandum
You're self important, no time for chitchat
Wear headphones so you won't get asked questions that you're not able to answer
You use buzz words frequently but incorrectly
With mindless adherence to rules, you epitomize the institutional sycophant
You're obviously "extremely busy"
Run to catch up
Make that meeting
Skim that memo
Observe that worker
Find that report
Call that committee
Punch that card
Scan that budget
Swing that briefcase
Talk to the people
Every meeting shrinks or expands exactly to the allotted time.
It's almost as if the time was more important than the topic.
You arrive at a committee with a dog-eared page 21,
An old trick you learned to impress others
Because it's the only page you read
Cursory nod
Flat banality
Empty façade
Bobbing like a cork on a sea of patronage
Riding the tide of mediocrity
A dim, dreary bulb that casts no light
Stab you in the back with a pen forged in the depths of the bureaucracy
Empty suit
Plucked up from obscurity
Rat faced smile
Reeks of insecurity
Dimwit with a mandate, management lackey
Egregious but affable clown,
Ideas no more complex than hey I heard about this thing
Everyone knows you're incompetent, but how does that feel to know we all know?
Arrived on time
Your assistant in tandem
Unprepared
Asked for a memorandum
You're self important, no time for chitchat
Wear headphones so you won't get asked questions that you're not able to answer
You use buzz words frequently but incorrectly
With mindless adherence to rules, you epitomize the institutional sycophant
You're obviously "extremely busy"
Run to catch up
Make that meeting
Skim that memo
Observe that worker
Find that report
Call that committee
Punch that card
Scan that budget
Swing that briefcase
Talk to the people
Every meeting shrinks or expands exactly to the allotted time.
It's almost as if the time was more important than the topic.
You arrive at a committee with a dog-eared page 21,
An old trick you learned to impress others
Because it's the only page you read
Writer: Joyce Carter
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