The punctual ones are all already there,
looking at the watch the numero uno screams-
It's time, what happened to others?
Those engaged on telephones,
with clients and colleagues ,
were summoned by their secretaries;
"Sorry, I have to rush, can I get back to you, please?"
Marketing, Support,
Maintenance, Finance,
etc etc….
Castors move back and forward
legs pushed under the large table
he flips through his slides & notes
adjusts his laptop & the projector
and his tie
I stare into the vast beyond the windows
it begins, slide after slide,
words and pictures,
tables and diagrams
alphas fall on the carpet
breaking into tiny dots
of black carbon or lead-
one on the other –
dot on dot-
rising up
and up,
slide after slide….
Poof.. then,
"Thank you for the time;
That sums it all up-
Any questions?
I have a flight to catch"
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