The Thinking Man

By Stephen J. Fernbach

The book is a daily poetic journal of fanciful thoughts and observations that I would steal away from my work routine in the office over the past year. After carefully reading my poems, you will find that I a Libertarian who raps with his readers. This book is intended for the young at heart.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 23, 2018
• ISBN: 9781644671597

Book preview

Me

Mornings

Mornings are never a good time for me

When the world beckons my call.

I’d rather sleep until eleven

And stare endlessly at the wall.

My alarm clock is something to laugh at and punch

Even if my fiancé and mother beg me to wake up

I say I’d rather wait until lunch.

Somehow, I managed to make a living anyway

With a flexible boss who looks the other way

As long as I am showered and clean

More often than not

And I get most of the work done

Without putting my supervisor on the spot.

I know that this is no way to run an airline

But in this computerized age

You can keep your own hours

And still get to your destination.

So please forgive me if I am habitually tardy

In the afternoon, I am energetic, conscientious

And the life of the party

I’m Making My Postman Rich

Here’s to those online offers,

Those midnight soft selling pitches

That lead me into temptation

Because they sound like a new innovation.

I am taking money that should have been saved

And tossing it in my debtor’s ditch

While I endlessly keep on making my postman rich.

‘Tis true that I never find the time

To read all the magazines

That I order

Which stack up under my desk

And declare me a mad hoarder.

You see that I love buying things online

With a swipe of my finger tip,

I can get anything I desire

And avoid the department store trip.

Packages pile up at my front door

And every evening becomes a holiday

When I return from work

Except when my mother arrives

And tells me I am going berserk.

So let me warn you

That there are consequences

To inconspicuous consumption

At twelve AM.

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