We Are High Performers
by: Victoria Chang
We are high performers not normal but high performers
we perform things make papers smell like
perfume we are highly creative unusually industrious
exceptionally conscientious diligent intelligent
we are high performers former high hopers on a high wire
balancing a ream of paper on our heads
no net under us just the boss with her arms crossed
in a knot glasses fogged we think
she is smiling yes the boss is definitely smiling she has
finally found a vein on her wrist that smells of oil
we plug away despite the plagues in other countries
we are still in awe of the boss and
the law and all the dollars the doll I once had is now my
daughter's doll she will dream of balls and
gowns and sparkly towns when should I tell her all the
towns are falling down
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