oft-told tales play constantly,
the mind reeling them in
and playing them back,
those
endless meetings in dark hallways, off to find
who can say something clever,
so the boss will notice.
those off-hand
remarks, push back in skulls till night-
time arrives, the whistling of tape cassettes
eager to replay over and over.
and what about those fights on email,
those endless loops of cynical entendres,
those
missing facial features allowing inter-
pretations and mocking echoes?
one last day to recoup some dignity, a lonely
trip to cash that final check, a wan smile,
a half-hearted goodbye.
Under Amber Skies, written by author and poet Jill Eisnaugle, is a wonderful collection of rhyming poetry guaranteed to please every reader. In this, her second book, she writes of new friendships kindled, as well as old friendships solidified. She g
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