It’s too cold in this air conditioned office

My shoulders hurt

From all the

hunching

over

my

computer

I keep getting distracted by the

window

It’s a nice day and

I’m inside

Wearing stilettos that give me

blist<>ers

All so that the clients can tell me

We’re not as smart as they are

Or that they’ve changed their minds

I wish anyone would listen to my ideas

But I’ve never been a

b u l l d o z e r

I’m a compromiser

A pleaser

You’d think those would be good qualities

Paired with my smarts

But walking into a room with confidence is

all that matters in this business

Selling people reassurance and freedom

The relief of letting someone else tell them what’s right

So I get frustrated and explode on mute

Text my friends and allies venting

About how they never listen

Promising that I’m going to have the talk

And give them a piece of my mind

Before smiling again on camera

But this will never be more than just a fantasy

Because the truth is I’m a corporate teapot

I may stew and steam

But at the end of the day

Once I let it out

I only have the confidence

To pour myself out to

Soothe them

Please them

And keep them

Warm and fuzzy

On the inside

I want to burn them, but I don’t do it

Instead I keep my lid on

Because it’s only in a confined space

That I can scream