Viral Spiral

man in black t-shirt and blue denim jeans sitting on tree branch

I thought my life was going well until I watched TV
Where some young thing in yoga pants screamed: Get off that settee!
She told me that I eat too much and ought to exercise
And should feel guilty every time I supersize my fries.
I changed the channel just in time because I got upset
Only to hear a psychic say he talks to my dead pet
I simply had to call him up and he’d unleash his power
Connecting me with Fido for just fifty bucks an hour.
Another channel change heard women speak of me with scorn
Declaring we’d be better off if no more boys were born
Apparently we’re toxic and we break a lot of hearts
I think these women, if they could, would cut off all my parts.
A cooking show chastised me for my love of microwaves
Ignoring their convenience and the time this gadget saves
I’m now to slow-cook every meal and simmer under lids
So suppertime’s now midnight – explain that one to the kids.
I’m also nowhere green enough because I still eat meat
Instead of chewing watercress whilst farming in bare feet
They warn our homes are killing us – we shouldn’t live indoors
Though living off-grid didn’t really help the dinosaurs.
Global warming, rising crime and famine ‘round the globe
Because I don’t like rainbows I’ve been called a homophobe
I won’t be blamed for everything the media imparts
I only turned on Channel 4 to watch a bit of darts.

Counsel Culture

Making Sense of All the Jargon | Dav Management

Sue sits at her laptop

Pinging emails to herself

Andy’s new ZOOM backdrop

Is a virtual bookshelf

Pete’s touched base with Linked-In

To float this week’s ideation

Debbie’s power-thinking

More proactive penetration.

Management consultants

Hoped that Covid would pay out

Not to be insultant

But such optics are in doubt.

Companies aren’t calling

They’re too strapped to hear advice

How a day’s paint-balling

Might increase their market slice

Or to learn new jargon

To appear that more astute

Not an easy bargain

While you sport a sumo suit.

As employees now head back

(the lucky and the few)

Some consultants need to ask:

What is it that I do?