More Than Good Salesmanship Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

More Than Good Salesmanship



Overcoming ego drippings.
And leaks of proof to reveal a truth,
Is not easily done to go through...
By the one who perceives,
Their popularity achieved...
Had been solely based upon a relationship.
A relationship claimed to have been possessed,
Of a creativity one thought would never be assessed...
To be forced to confess a stealing of ideas.
Stolen ideas to others to have them sold.

'We discovered you to be,
A liar of immense skill and capability.'

~Whatever.
But you must admit,
No one questioned my eye contact.
Or my firm hand grip.
Nor the sincerity I delivered,
To have everyone convinced of it.
My work ethics or business sense,
Were never discussed by anyone to mention this.~

'What we discovered was unethical.
And we expected from you to produce,
A representation of more than good salesmanship.'

~I delivered what you wanted.~

'But you lied.
With a doing to try to hide it.'

~Big deal.
So I stole and plagiarized.
Did you 'not' reap some benefit?
I did.
From you I gained popularity.~

'But what you claim had been stolen from others.'

~True.
I confess.
But they aren't nearly as popular,
As you have made me to get.
And for this...
More than good salesmanship,
You got from me to receive.~

'You left us with your deception.'

~And...
Your point is what? ~

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