Office Party
It’s one thing to work
in an office because
your skills say you must.
It’s another to want
to hang out with
blue collar folks
you grew up with
even though you’re
helpless with tools.
You’re happy with a
longneck beer at a
blue collar bar with
the jukebox blaring
and everybody yelling
but at this office party
in a crisp suit
you’re an alien who
should be deported.
All the nice people
are elegantly dressed
and making small talk
with mixed drinks
you’ve never heard of.
You’re not the guy
they see every day
at the office trying
hard to smile.
You’re just a
snapping turtle
out of your swamp
unable to bite.
Donal Mahoney
