There was an assignment my boss gave me

by Mike at The Big Stick, a response to my writing prompt

There was an assignment my boss gave me

Sometime last Thursday around two-thirty

A detailed report on our customer's account

Complete with graphs, trendlines and dollar amounts.

I put it on the backburner

While I worked on my blog

Then cleaned my desk twice

And left early to go jog

I wanted to finish it

sometime this week

But Google Reader is the devil

So on that subject I will speak

The neat little column

Of my favorite blog items

Taunts me when they are in bold

And forces me to read 'em

I try to read them all

No matter how mundane

I even read Dana Hunter's stuff

Proof I am insane

I get little things done

So I don't get fired

But my time on this big project

Has almost expired

Now I am working

At a feverish pace

In hopes I will complete it

And save a little face

But I feel my feet dragging

On a Friday afternoon

It's only 3 hours till quitting time

And out the door I will zoom

So no more poetry

I've got a spreadsheet to complete

I'm a dedicated employee

But first let me check my Tweets.