Institutional insecticide
- Eoin Macdhugail 2020 (C)
- Aug 30, 2020
- 1 min read
I am a civil service spider
caught up in tangled webs and revisions
Snagged by red tape and a plethora
of policies, procedures and permissions.
I am a bureaucratic beetle
my enthusiasm squashed and blinded
bugged by protectionists from on high
and by Mortein-mad ministerial minders.
I am a governmental gadfly
Who’s damn well trying to do his best
Using white ant wisdom when he can
to subvert the system’s managerial mess.
But it's a beneficial business
Life at the desk, not as sad as it seems.
I fly through weeks with full-paid flexitime
My sleep abuzz with superannuated dreams.
© eoinmacdhugai