Dress Code

They told me there's a dress code

for the honour of working here.

They told me that my heart and soul

now belong to the big company.

"Because you get a pay-cheque

  we control every aspect of 

                                   your dreaming"

is the message they chanted at me.

Come now!

Have they lost their collective minds?

I stand a man, fully grown.

This I can tell from the hair

                                     on my balls.

I'll do my best to try to understand

                                your odd ideas.

Seemingly you believe that

                            in working for you

                                  I've chopped

                                        out my mind.

Tell me how to talk and how to dress,

                    how to wear my underwear.

The very nerve of such a thought

                             boggles my brain!

I'm surprised that your corporate rock

                                does not

                                         understand,

that dreams are mine and so is my body.

I control my thought.

I decide my name.

No bulging logo on a company sign

                                makes me

                                        fall down

                                               and pray.

Reviews

[realmwriter]

I ray to no man no matter his perceived position of power over me...! I like this because it is very anti establishment, anti corporate agenda. Do your own thing and don't worry what others think of you...!

[NightShade]

It's great to see people speak out against corporate serfdom. The level of dehumanization engaged in these days is a bit crazy. More than a bit crazy. It's one thing to serve the interests of a business concern, as that's part of the employment contract but the stripping of individuality, the monitoring of ones social networks, activities (Mostly through social network sites) etc. goes WAY too far.

Your message is one for the thinkers, the dreamers and we do well to consider it.

[Little Birdie]

Absolutely great, made me laugh. A nice critique of today's society and companies.

[☯]

Humorous and quick cut the point.

[Becky C Strukamp]

Awesome!!!

[JimmyFlux]

Fanfuckingtastic. The hair on your balls bit made me smile. I can definitely relate. Good form.

[masqued_muse]

OOHHH this Nana person....NEEDS TO SUCK A LEMON....Chris we know how much work you have put into yourwriting, we know your credibility with literary venues. YOU know...we love you...PFFFTTT. on everything else.(retracts claws)....^^

[nana]

I am fairly new here but I find your work boring for lack of a better word,WHere is the beautiful verse? where is the story like no other? I mean no harm but afer reading so may stories ad works of quality and then looking over your resume I wonder who ruly wrote it. i can understand you just staring your thiought. But a bit of beauty wouldnt eouldnt hurt would it? Something original and unique perhaps There is nothing unique=e in copying events about a life.WHERE IS THE EMOTIONAL TIEs TO THE CHARCTER? The question is do you understand ? Or areyoy defensive?

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

Haha...i like it :)
It's nice how you talked about dress code in such an entertaining way.
The format of your poem is cool too/

[TheWarrior97]

yep totally agree....