It is what it is

It is what it is

Challenge 8: incorporate professional slang into your poem as a metaphor that governs or drives it.  Wonderful: the civil service is so full of jargon,  we find it impossible to write in Plain English!  I've had a lot of fun trying to cram in as many useless clichés as possible.


Voluntary severance has been life-changing
My work - life balance has been readdressed 110%.
It's such a relief to no longer have to
Get on board
Run it past you
Run it up a flagpole
Keep all the balls in the air
Cut to the chase.
To be frank I'm no longer up to speed.

Now cash poor,  time rich
I think outside the box
Do more with less.
Pick low hanging fruit,
Put them on a back burner,
Bring them to the table.
Experience life from cradle,  to the grave.
Enjoy hand holding
Free up my diary for blue skies reviews.

However, some things never change
Once a civil servant,  always a civil servant
It's impossible to say it like it is.
Hey ho, don't sweat the small stuff,
It is what it is.


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