So Good

• Here is a bit of lighthearted noir tongue-in-cheek…

So Good

•

do not take this as precocious
but in business I’m ferocious

I wheel the deal with an artist’s feel
I rip the meat down to the bone

if I do say so – I’m incredible
so good, I’m almost edible

brains and brawn, I’m bright as the dawn
I’m on my game and in the zone

unyielding in a meeting
I administer a beating

I kill their will, I’m king of the hill
my demeanor is cold as stone

I am hungry and I’m ruthless
while the others all seem toothless

they hop, then drop, it’s me at the top
yes at the top I stand alone

at the top

I am

alone

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rob kistner © 2008

43 thoughts on “So Good”

  1. At the top there is only one way to go – down.
    However, there is an alternative – stay there…alone.
    Seriously though, I don’t believe for one minute that this is a self portrait.

  2. Hi Rinkly –

    Don’t I though (he responds, tongue firmly planted in his cheek)… thanks for visiting… 😉

  3. Hi Anthony –

    Glad you liked this… and yes, some clichés and colloquialisms are born of truth.

    Thanks for stopping by… 😉

  4. thanks for your comment on stupids anonymous . . . I liked your poem as well as art and readings, very nice. Have you seen the movie “Sweeney Todd”? I’ve never found anyone who enjoyed it as much as I did but I have a feeling you might have . . .

  5. Hi Granny –

    Your kindness makes me blush… 😉

    Too much altitude deprives the brain of adequate oxygen — an their are too many acting out while so depraved!

  6. Hi B –

    Never having been up there, this is my impression of what such a position might provoke in one — a loss of perspective… 😉

  7. Well you know the cliche. It’s lonely at the top!
    I have a child that is born to wheel and deal she’s knows the art of business….but it’s tough! Great poem, it was as feisty as your position!

  8. Hi Walking –

    Thank you for your kind words… 😉

    “Sweeney Todd” was a fine effort by both Burton and Depp – though perhaps not their very best… but I enjoyed the movie and the play.

    I think Edward Scissorhands is the best Burton/Depp film. It’s darker and more wonderfully obtuse… and I love Ryder!

  9. Hi Giggles –

    Thank you, and kudos to your daughter… 😉

    My wife Kathy and I have run the art gauntlet for many years — with some success… but it’s tough and taxing. One must have thick skin to weather, what at times can be, the bruising objectivity one encounters in that world.

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