Kit Kelen #400 - in a meeting

400

in a meeting

a glance is cast

over a sigh

you won't see the finger pointing

yawn to snore

past cough

things go forward

let's roll eyes

someone has an idea

there is an embarrassed silence

when the hiccoughs come

not much of this is minuted

the ones with masks

must be contagious

I take a vow

in a meeting

I am writing a poem

I will publish later on

here, now

you're reading it

aren't you?

perhaps you're in another meeting already?

now hear this!

don't worry you're anonymous

in fact no names are given

the figures are really just for illustration

it's not as if anything's decided today

still, things go forward

some heads roll

some are on the mat

others on the ropes

a few are taken down a peg

a few are on the nose

there are roadblocks

not everything follows through

but we'll come back to that

send out for some more discussion

let's bookmark

rhubarb

we're holding our breath

in a meeting

there's no quorum for thought

some scrape through

but most lose skin

stop talking

before you embarrass yourself

here's comes the loud guffaw

some otherwise disdain

let's all roll our eyes

and cross them this time

that's for luck

shake heads

but not so they fall off

speak softly

you'll ooze calm

then others will nod limply back

and waiting for your next joke

resolution

in a meeting

leadership, decision

then someone tells the truth

(home or hard to say)

not even a gasp!

the standard procedures require no mention

best to leave the budget alone

provision will be made

it's not that no one has an opinion

but silence is a thing that's learned

at a meeting

blood boils at a much higher temperature

than it would in your office or in the air outside

from a meeting

ink emerges

something will be signed

but later on

who knows?

is there any other competent business?

it's in a meeting

I decide to throw myself under a bus

of course this is a figure of speech

in a meeting

some pass

and some amend

and many more will be rescinded

I propose a cenotaph

for those who also served