justice – The Daily Writing of Jackie Wright

“Hard To Work With”

Always threatened to meet my maker if I disobey –

If my smile isn’t wide enough, I have to pay.

If my sleeves are too short, I become the prey.

The world must be someone else’s oyster because to me

It’s another circle in a groundhog day.

Always scared to be left scarred or for the dead –

If I ever talk back, they might crush my head.

If I have some pride, they call me featherbed.

But they can’t stop, I need to be taught a lesson

No matter how much I’ve already bled.

Always scrutinized for not being cautious all the way –

If you get annoyed by my attitude, I don’t get a say.

If you think I’m pretty, I must keep your affection at bay.

And I pray, and I pray, and I pray that there comes a time

Where my experience is not underplayed

So I don’t have to put “hard to work with” on my resume.

-JW

Days viciously surging with bargained peace offers.

Day in and day out I want out of this office.

The glass cage with razor light making my head spin –

Caffeine makes me love the sinner, and the sin.

Repeat and run faster through vices of needy,

Negotiate deals like it’s your Paris treaty.

Easy. Your worst enemy is also a friend –

There’s no companionship though when money’s well spent.

Comprehend — only anarchists live their days without loyalty,

But even Godwin’s son ended up teaching royalty.

So you better strike down revolutions in making –

Free will is the fantasy of your own faking.

-JW