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the Boss



He is the greatest
He is the ultimate
Of all things
And of all beings.
In him I move
And have my being.
He rarely smiles,
But if ever he smiles
I liquefy;
I petrify
If stony and grave he looks
Which he usually does.
When near him
I become nervy,
But away from him
My nerves become strong.
To prove it with a vengeance
Without a moment's loss
I test the strength of my nerves
On him to whom I am the boss.
Does my boss have a boss?
Like me
Does my boss do similarly?

It's an axiomatic truth
My boss is always right.
He knows everything
It's as sure as morning
Goes before evening.
Possessed of intuition
And judgement sound
He can never be wrong.
Whatever is right is right
Because of him
And in spite of me;
But if anything ever goes wrong
In spite of him
It's because of me
Who fails to give
The right kind of advice.
If you don't believe
See my ACR*
For it's all written there
In that dreadful dossier.
How is the boss to his boss?
Also a dross?
Logically, of course,
If he has a boss.

Logically it also follows –
And it's a piece of friendly advice –
You have to propitiate and please
Not only your boss
But also your boss's boss
And you have to rightly guess
Who that personage is.
And may you God bless
If by chance
Your wife isn't uglier than his.
It's still worse
If over his brat your brat excels.
In either case
You seek a transfer
Or voluntarily retire
Or better go to hell
Rather than over your boss excel.
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  • Diminished Capacity gold member
    June 26
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    LOL, this is hilarious. Thank you so much for putting laughter into my day, this was truly a wonderful write. Thank you so much for entering.

  • Abidoodlez
    January 25
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    No trophies. Sorry.

  • Adios Muchachos gold member
    December 18, 2008
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    XLNT


  • Julie Leigh silver member
    December 13, 2008

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    LMBO I have a boss from hell. This poem made me laugh. that is because this describes my boss to a "T". I enjoyed the read!!! Thank you for entering my contest

  • Ravensdark
    July 22, 2008

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    Very interesting topic you have chosen to write about. The word play is quite clever. Tis certainly a thoughtful piece. Thanks for entering and good luck.
  • ccb
    July 22, 2008
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    very interesting. i enjoyed the read.


  • leander Moderators member
    January 6, 2008

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    I feel as if the end of the poem carries a lot more strenght with it than the beginning - or maybe that's just my thoughts
    I like this one... Thank you for entering the contest, I wish you the best of luck!
    Leander

  • IamRemy
    December 4, 2007

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    hmmm... I liked this one toward the end. The beginning is much weaker, but the end gave it justice. That's usually a problem for me too. Thank you for joining!

    May we all be green.

  • Elrenia
    July 16, 2007

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    Hmm, I am glad that not all of us needs be so careful. My boss is not as scary. However, he is a guy and does not understand family issues quite as well as he will when they have kids. So, for now, I can breath easily on the excelling point.

    Overall, this was a riot. Loved it. It does start out sounding God-like; but on the other hand, is that not the definition of most bosses?

    Thank you for sharing.
    rous


  • leo2 gold member
    July 11, 2007

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    I'm guilty as charged and as a matter of fact I voluntarily retired... at his request of course.

    Sincerely,
    Leo Long
    ps. Thanks for reading and commenting on my work. I do appreciate it.

  • Barry Hodges
    July 10, 2007

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    One should always realise that one's boss is one's intellecual inferior, and that one day, you will supplant him (or her).


  • Lamia
    June 21, 2007
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    haha...This was great. I swear this is how people at my work think of my boss...I don't count myself amoung them but anyhoo...Excellent poem. I loved the little splashes of rhyme. It held everything together nicely. Thank you for commenting on my poems by the way. I'll continue reading yours and see what I find


  • NickelleteXninja
    June 3, 2007

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    The start of the poem reminded me of god... dont ask it just did...

    wow its a boss! I wonder the same things sometimes

    good job

    thanks for entering
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