Office Masquerade

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This is the first bit of poetry that I have written in about 10 years, so I'm a little rusty.

Office Masquerade

You wear the face, you wear the smile
You hang your personality at the door
You leave the flat, you lock the door
You become as bland as tofu with no sauce
You ride the bus, you read the news
Welcome to the Office Masquerade

You sign the book, which says you're in
In case there is a fire and you are missed
You make some char, you read your mail
You log on to the server down the hall
You change the tapes in the backup drives
Welcome to the Office Masquerade

And while you're here, you have no views
Other than who won the footy overnight
You are straight, and athiest
You've only had one partner all your life
You're paid to work, not to think
Welcome to the Office Masquerade

Don't rock the boat, don't make a sound
Compliance is all we ask of you
It doesn't matter, that you're not the same
As everybody else here that you meet
Smile the smile, talk the talk
Welcome to the Office Masqeuerade

I've talked of you, when I mean me
And I'm not going to take this any more
I'll speak my mind, be who I am
I'm pagan, bi, liberal and mad as hell
So here, I draw the line
Goodbye to the Office Masquerade