So much that position, she’d aimed for so high,

Thought that she would be proud, not that she would rue.

She’d said yes so, she would do, or she would die …

If only she had known then, what she now knew,

-o0o-

That sort after promotion fed her red cheeks,

Those overseas trips, came with 90-hour weeks,

The choice to pay Peter or Paul, made her cross,

Life’s not always great when you’re being the boss.

(Rispetto)

Post inspired by MMA’s Rispetto Challenge #65 – Promotion. Click through for the rules if you, too, would like to join in …

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