Guiltless to your Guilt Trip *Language*

[Max]

The proportions have been blown out of frame
A voice speaks into my ear, casting it's blame
That talks to me as if I were a man insane
I feel laughter rising, but I hold back in refrain

Was I filling out a job application, free of will
Or a contract of slavery, to be signed in blood spilled?
I suppose it depends who you ask on the matter
But were it you in my shoes, you'd say the latter

He shouldn't manage a restaurant, he should be a comedian
With a mind going off of the track, crossing the median
I could give a f*ck at this point if I'm being a smart ass
An attitude so callous is well-deserved for a man with no class
I hope he confronts me about it, I'll greet him with a grin
I can hear it now, "Max... what the f*ck, are you serious?"
Smirk... "Yes I am, this is closer to where I live"
The kicker... I now work across the street from him

[Harklight]

Good rhyme in this one, Max. Now, if I have this straight: you worked in a restaurant, for some guy who shouldn't manage one, resigned (to his shock/horror) and took a slavery-driven job across the street? Pay-back in some ways but no real advantage except to be free of him. First word, Line three: do you mean He or It rather than "the"? Opening two stanzas are clear to an outsider, but I was a little lost linking it to the last, which obviously has the greatest irony. Final stanza stands okay alone, IMO. H x

[Max]

Thanks H... ya this was kinda hard to pen actually. I applied to a few restaurants, got the jobs at 2 of them. I took one over the other. The owner from the restaurant that lost out called me bitching about it... guess he just assumed I was only applying for one job. That's the gist of it. If he sees me at the other restaurant, I'll tell him "I took this job because its closer to my apartment". The funny thing is, the restaurants are across the street from one another, so the other one is only closer by a few feet, if at all. I'm a bit of a wise ass, you see

[Jamie~poetshare.forumotion.com]

I thought I commented on this; I remember you telling me when it was going on. I don't think it's very realistic for an employer to assume an applicant is only applying for one job. When I need work, I apply all over the place. Hell, I have two jobs that I work now! lol Knowing the backstory really helps that first stanza take hold in the reader's mind. I too liked the rhyme here, and your "smart ass" nature comes through with consistency. Really dig the title, too.

[astroannie]

I really liked this. Good rhyming. But good story too. People make all kinds of assumptions and then want other people to live by them. It doesn't work that way.