Officer (2) Poem by Ananta Madhavan

Officer (2)



Arrears Statement

The day's 'receipts' were nine, 'disposals' eight,
Three callers, two teas, four phone calls,
Two discussions, one partial loss of temper,
Two files 'misplaced', one 'We spoke',
A hard day's work is done;
My signatures have multiplied,
Not in vain, or so I hope.

Outside, the people.
What do they want, the people?
Be dumb, Oh ye people.

Monday, April 14, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: power
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Partly from my experience as a 'government servant'.
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