Work Ethic

There is some
satisfaction
in the toil
of the office,
in endless emails
answered,
in scanning
mailing
printing
faxing
untold documents
for review
signature
and date
or simply
for your records,
in the confines
of the desk
and rolly chair,
in the focused
application
of effort
and in tasks
completed
checked off
then forgotten.

If this sounds
pedestrian
why
that's because
it is
but amidst
the bleed
and grind
of mundane
employment
you must take
pleasure
where you can.