Once upon a nappy time,
In my kindergarten prime,
Each and every single day,
I was forced to silently and stilly lay,
Upon a mat stiff as a rock,
With one curious eye open,
Staring at the blackboard chalk.
Once upon a nappy time,
In my kindergarten prime,
I could never, ever fall asleep,
Nor could I even make a peep,
For the entire silent bit,
I “zippered” my mouth shut,
Unless I had to take a shit.
Once upon a crappy time,
In my Corporate America prime,
I drank tasteless coffee,
And ate the stale office toffee,
I dealt with the ignorant populace,
And gossiped with the office staff,
And in complaining found pseudo-solace.
Once upon a crappy time,
In my Corporate America prime,
I ordered office supplies each week,
Wondering how my life had turned so bleak.
I dreamt about a life other than my own,
Of a life in which stress did not abound,
And most of my day was not spent on the phone.