boring leading the bored

i am working a late shift tonight so
some people can sit around and talk
about some stuff and feel like their
lives are moving forward and have some
purpose and
then tomorrow i have to wake up
early to come in and sit thru a
day long meeting that promises
to be more of the above...

they didnt get to me when i was
a kid and ive been taking out
the trash and painting garbage cans
and mopping up for two decades....

they dont understand that
it ALL sounds like jargon...
even the most well intentioned
thoughtful people either
sound like wet blankets on the one
side or hawkish mongers on
the other (and im not talking about candidates)

i and i survive

-g