• Here is a bit of lighthearted noir tongue-in-cheek…
So Good
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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
The sketch reminds me of Oscar Wilde! You sound a formidable person to do business with!
lol, this made my night. i guess sometimes its not that lonely on top 😀
Excellent! I do believe this would describe many successful business people. ~ The image fits perfectly.
Love the irony at the end of this. And it is so true.
Dig the rap: “I rip the meat down to the bone…” Very nice.
What a tour-de-force! How skillfully this “awesome” portrait is drawn. I’m truly in “awe” at light and dark.
Hey, it’s tough at the top but it’s murder down here where I’m lurking!
Nicely, tightly written!
A great satiric poem! I’m afraid the supposed narrator has been at the top too long!
A very apt depiction of life on the top rung of that ladder. BJ
I love the way the rhymes in this poem are so fresh and unobtrusive! Fun!
sad twist at the end Rob
I enjoyed this poem
What fun – I loved the sting in the tail.
The top of the pyramid must be a lonely place – that’s what I was wondering when I finished reading.
Oh, this was vicious fun, right down to the commentary in the very last lines. Gives new meaning to the idea of “empty boasts.”
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.
flowed well, excellent last thought…
Very fun poem.
Hi Rinkly –
Don’t I though (he responds, tongue firmly planted in his cheek)… thanks for visiting… 😉
Hi totomai –
I am pleased you enjoyed this bit of jest, and thank you for visiting… 😉
Hi Vicki –
Thank you for the kind words… 😉
Hi Anthony –
Glad you liked this… and yes, some clichés and colloquialisms are born of truth.
Thanks for stopping by… 😉
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 . . .
Hi Paschal –
Thank you… can you do a good ‘beat box’? 😉
Hi Bluebethley –
Your gracious words humble me… thank you! 😉
Hi STG –
Hey man, I know the nether regions all too well… 😉
Thank you for the kind words!
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!
Hi B –
Never having been up there, this is my impression of what such a position might provoke in one — a loss of perspective… 😉
Hi Linda –
This was great fun to write… I hope those who should will read and heed! 😉
Hi Lucy –
Sad, but often true. Glad you liked… and nice to have you visit! 😉
Hi Keith –
Like a scorpion… 😉 Thank you!
Hi Devil Mood –
I can only surmise — I have nothing to draw upon for certainty… 😉
Hi Anno –
So glad this grabbed you… and I appreciate the kind words! 😉
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!
Stan my man –
Sure it’s a self portrait, in my handsomer, more arrogant days… 😉
Hi Quin –
Thank you, you’re kind… 😉
Hi Sarala –
Pleased you enjoyed the lightness… 😉
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!
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.
Hi Rob,
Well written! I always hoped that’s what it felt like. lol
Haha! I love it. 🙂 Is there any chance you’re Australian? Those first couple of lines sounded like it. 🙂
That was indeed such fun, as unanimously agreed! All that bluster down to one 😀
And your entire site is one fine piece of art, I must say!
Your all that and a bag of chips. I enjoyed it immensley and thanks for the comment. Comming from you I consider it to be a real compliment.
Excellent! I really enjoyed that!