either lead or followthats the choice
either lead dog or your nose at the
his or her asssniffsniff
whacha like
fresh
air or scented
he preferred fresh he preferredalways has that raw breaththat breath of fresh air turned by
the atmosphere winds
couldnt make him work in a hole a mine
he conceded working in a building
where air was recirculated airconditioned
fucked with
but his constitution kept him rolling on more than
not when coworkers went overwent down with communicable illnesses on the tendrilstenacles of cooled and warmed air
corporate wasnt big on keeping
their airfilters updated saved
money so he had to be the bitch Sorry grrls if he coopted say otherwise he was the prick swung in their face Their in his caseusually most cases white males When I get confirmationevidence theyve been changed out Ill be back
to work he
never took their word for anything
either lead or follow
he was proof you
could lead from behind coerce with logic
and truth
his last superior lost his shit
when he went over their head refused to go through him just included him on his problem-solving his solution
he cc’d him kept him in the loop
his manager genuinely lost his
shit screamingYes at him in the call center
among his coworkers
he stood up crossed past him You got something to
say to me you can say it in the your office
he left him yelling at his back in the call
center
when he broke in through his closed office door Who the fuck do you think you are
walking away from me?
Who do you think you are You got something to say to
mepersonally you say it to me in private You arent grandstanding not on my time
he growledblew spittle I've been through your personnel file and I don't
know how you've kept your job.
I kept my job because I did my
job Management cant refute my ethic or
veracity Besides that shitty line Its business it
aint personal doesnt fly with me I
take everything personal I wore it on my sleeve
I made coming into this gig a
matter of equality The company expected
me to reflect it In return I demanded it
also reflect me Tit for tat I held that
mindset like herpes
They always blanched when I asked
at company meetings Whos the asshole
who came up with that idea
They never said
Their programmes werent well
received
Though assholism never is
Cant bumped a guy for being truebeing
accurate Sucks But whas right is right
Besides you come rolling in from lunchsmelling like
booze Who do you think you are chastising
me Know where youve been Your reputation precedes you Dont think yawanna dance with me Dont think so
I will hang you out to dry
either lead or follow
1654, Day-between-Two-Ts, 3 7.
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1404, Thursday, Fourth of July! 2019
Tembe X Alive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG4O6CSc1wY
