So Good
Posted by Rob Kistner | Filed under Image, Poetry, art, humor noir, satire, sketch
• 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
October 25th, 2008 at 3:48 am
The sketch reminds me of Oscar Wilde! You sound a formidable person to do business with!
October 25th, 2008 at 5:17 am
lol, this made my night. i guess sometimes its not that lonely on top
October 25th, 2008 at 5:40 am
Excellent! I do believe this would describe many successful business people. ~ The image fits perfectly.
October 25th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Love the irony at the end of this. And it is so true.
October 25th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Dig the rap: “I rip the meat down to the bone…” Very nice.
October 25th, 2008 at 9:48 am
What a tour-de-force! How skillfully this “awesome” portrait is drawn. I’m truly in “awe” at light and dark.
October 25th, 2008 at 10:24 am
Hey, it’s tough at the top but it’s murder down here where I’m lurking!
Nicely, tightly written!
October 25th, 2008 at 10:39 am
A great satiric poem! I’m afraid the supposed narrator has been at the top too long!
October 25th, 2008 at 11:47 am
A very apt depiction of life on the top rung of that ladder. BJ
October 25th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I love the way the rhymes in this poem are so fresh and unobtrusive! Fun!
October 25th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
sad twist at the end Rob
I enjoyed this poem
October 25th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
What fun - I loved the sting in the tail.
October 25th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
The top of the pyramid must be a lonely place - that’s what I was wondering when I finished reading.
October 25th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
Oh, this was vicious fun, right down to the commentary in the very last lines. Gives new meaning to the idea of “empty boasts.”
October 25th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
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.
October 25th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
flowed well, excellent last thought…
October 26th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Very fun poem.
October 27th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Hi Rinkly -
Don’t I though (he responds, tongue firmly planted in his cheek)… thanks for visiting…
October 27th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Hi totomai -
I am pleased you enjoyed this bit of jest, and thank you for visiting…
October 27th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Hi Vicki -
Thank you for the kind words…
October 27th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Hi Anthony -
Glad you liked this… and yes, some clichés and colloquialisms are born of truth.
Thanks for stopping by…
October 27th, 2008 at 10:41 am
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 . . .
October 27th, 2008 at 10:42 am
Hi Paschal -
Thank you… can you do a good ‘beat box’?
October 27th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Hi Bluebethley -
Your gracious words humble me… thank you!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Hi STG -
Hey man, I know the nether regions all too well…
Thank you for the kind words!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:47 am
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!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Hi B -
Never having been up there, this is my impression of what such a position might provoke in one — a loss of perspective…
October 27th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Hi Linda -
This was great fun to write… I hope those who should will read and heed!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Hi Lucy -
Sad, but often true. Glad you liked… and nice to have you visit!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Hi Keith -
Like a scorpion…
Thank you!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Hi Devil Mood -
I can only surmise — I have nothing to draw upon for certainty…
October 27th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Hi Anno -
So glad this grabbed you… and I appreciate the kind words!
October 27th, 2008 at 11:47 am
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!
October 27th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Stan my man -
Sure it’s a self portrait, in my handsomer, more arrogant days…
October 27th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Hi Quin -
Thank you, you’re kind…
October 27th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Hi Sarala -
Pleased you enjoyed the lightness…
October 27th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
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!
October 27th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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.
October 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Hi Rob,
Well written! I always hoped that’s what it felt like. lol
October 27th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Haha! I love it.
Is there any chance you’re Australian? Those first couple of lines sounded like it. 
October 27th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
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!
October 27th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
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.
October 30th, 2008 at 1:11 am
Excellent! I really enjoyed that!