The Speed of Business
Gotta think, gotta think, gotta think fast,
Deadlines are looming, product is zooming
Won’t say can’t, must stay relevant
Tasks piled high, ask myself why, great big sigh
Close my eyes and try to visualize
Again, and again, and again, and again
Speed is what I need, can’t have brain drain
Competition is at my door, questions soar
Expectations run too high, can’t let it die
Business plan kept in the garbage can
Every one waiting on the next big thing
Instant gratification is what they need
The status quo is the way to go
Give us more, more, more, what’s in store
Evolve and learn, then evolve some more
Feed their need, the culture of speed
Gotta link and type and text and skype
The solution found in evolution
Vacancies, efficiencies, and eventually
The need for speed will overcome me
Ashes, ashes, the business falls down
Bleary eyes locked in the spiral stare
Down, down, lower than the ground
The product flow is just to slow
Relevance gone in a flash along with cash
Gotta think, gotta think, gonna sink
Block them out, scream and shout
What it is that’s eluding me?
Mountain of stress, I’m a total mess
Circuits fail, workers wail, world is pale
Seconds tick, feeling sick, all too quick
Pack it up and take it home
Working Chrome like some kind of drone
Getting late, can’t concentrate
Night begins, my only sin
Tomorrow it all starts again
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So emotive and true of modern day life; thankfully I live this opposite, immersed in quiet consideration and artistic expression. A wonderful job of defining the speed and pace of living these days. All too much to bare. A great read, relevant and poignant in its truth Ralph. Great!
Wow! does this ever define the struggles and tension of running a business. Take time for Self and breathe deeply, Ralph. Great verse. It rushes right along and captures the reader in the hectic mood. Very well expressed.
You have perfectly describe the business world. Always turmoil, hard work and struggle just to make a profit. I was breathless by the end. Actually the line – mountain of stress, I’m a total mess brought a smile to me. That is exactly how I feel when I am trying to keep up with my blogging, writing on various sites and have a deadline for my content writing. Of course it’s not like running my own business but I’m always trying to catch up with one thing or another.