Coconuts

I work with the laziest bunch of coconuts!

Every day they’re sleeping on the job!

And when they come around to getting off their butts,

It’s a show of who’s the biggest slob and snob!

 

Banter! Slander!

Psychological harm!

They pull the leg until it breaks,

And likewise twist the arm!

Sound the alarm!

 

I work for the faultiest bunch of coconuts!

Every day no rationality!

As though their minds are merely filled with bolts and nuts;

As though they’re blind to actuality.

Do this! Do that!

Yet ev’ry task is flawed,

Thus never can be carried out,

Which further makes things odd!

O God!

 

Yes! They’re all the nuttiest bunch of coconuts!

Every day contemptibly inane!

 However, in the long run, though they drive me nuts,

There’s no excuse for why I should complain:

 

It’s all good times!

And whether in or out,

It’s this which is remembered most

And later laughed about.

-EDP

Reviews

[Terra]

I have the stupidest smile on my face right now. This piece is awesome. I think we've all worked with a bunch of nuts at some point in our lives. I love how you can take something so silly and frustrating and turn it into something both comedic and delightful.

[emipoemi]

.... and parody Monty Python while doing so - xp. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[McEltic]

The factories I’ve worked at hired mostly coconuts too. But not on purpose :) loved this lighthearted piece

[emipoemi]

So glad you did! Yeah, these "coconuts" are more or less everywhere in the work force, aren't they :p Thanks for reading!

[barleygirl]

In this agricultural area with many Hispanics, a "coconut" is a white person (white on the inside) who tries to act like a Hispanic (brown on the outside). I don't really catch this interpretation from your poem, but then I see Tony J has another idea for "coconut." This is the kind of poem that can be a symbol for many things, but the message is still universal becuz everyone has worked with slackers! I enjoy the blend of critical observations with easygoing teasing. You could be a supervisor, with your playful way of calling out these coconuts! *smile* Fondly, Margie

[emipoemi]

Thank you. Gad you enjoyed it! Yes, it is about the nonsense that could go on in the work area with some social commentary tagged on there, too, but by your attempts at figuring out what the meanings are behind each word, I'm getting the impression that no one knows what I'm actually spoofing with this.....

[barleygirl]

My middle name is "clueless" . . . *smile*

[emipoemi]

try singing it......the tune should be familiar (it's not completely spot on....rather extended a bit), but it's the tune nonetheless

[Tony Jordan]

Is it a sin to read coconuts as c*nts (maybe its the Davey Boy influence/effluence) but I did read coconuts each time that way - good gritty writing
100/100

[emipoemi]

naughty naughty. lol. Glad you enjoyed it, though. Thanks for reading.

[Davidgeo]

"Every day no rationality!"

I see this phrase in my cats eyes every morning. Humans mastering mass auto-rationality seems irrational to nature I think. My cat would be a scofflaw if he was human... as such he just scoffs at our laws with his eyes, every morning. I would re read and edit this comment but I'd prefer to sound, completely absurd. I like your poem by the way.

[emipoemi]

Your cat seems a Macavity to me! lol. Glad you enjoyed the poem. Thanks for reading.

[Davidgeo]

He does share some traits with the master criminal. Those devious damn cats. . .

[KCthelastboyscout]

Entertaining story.its like the movie OFFICE SPACE.i worked with these people you describe.i do not miss them

[emipoemi]

jajajaja! no kidding, right? Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.

[Shobana Gomes]

Brought back memories of working with some of my past colleagues. I loved the humor in this poem. As we look back it is something to laugh about :)

[emipoemi]

Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it.