A Patriarchally Deteriorating Company Versus “Don’t Go Policy”

 by Sarah Gamutan

Superiors stuck in corridors, half blind to us

wee subservient women – true, weird. So, they

suck fries in their mouths and put some locks

on the door, as if they are hard to reach? Some

documents signed and all I see is crevice. Gag.

I always say no. Floors which are of the same

color are only cleaned by company’s old vacuum.

We are like slugs crawling on the floor of red carpet

which turns from puce to bloody red when we jester

like baby dinosaurs knocking on their doors and

grabbing their shirts named after our superhero.

We hope our boss doesn’t lose his normative

characteristics so he can still sign autographs

to us fanatics of his piggy swagger and smirk.

Fine. I want to include my daughter to our street

protest. At times, we need some man in the house.

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Sarah Gamutan’s poems have been published in many online literary journals including Carty’s Poetry Journal, Western Australia Poets Inc., The Beat, Haggard and Halloo, The Camel Saloon, Rainbow Rose and The Sound of Poetry Review. She lives in Philippines where she works as a Customer Support Associate by night and a poet at heart by day.She aims to earn a degree in creative writing soon.