with myself
and meet in the conference room,
out on the back
deck with a vodka tonic.
the sun is just going down
through the trees.
leaving a nice pink splash
of color on the stream behind my house.
shall we get started, i ask myself.
sitting up straight.
i take a big sip of my drink,
then i begin.
i ask myself where i want
to be in five
years from now.
i shrug. alive, i guess would
be nice.
maybe on a warm beach
with heidi klum.
i nod, and smile. okay. okay
not realistic, are we. but
okay. we appreciate your
humor. it's served you well
throughout the years
and through all the turmoil
you've been through.
i've been looking at your
notebooks, and network of clients
and i see that you
are a very dedicated employee.
honest, hard working.
always on time, and fair to
your clients.
i also see by your bank accounts
that you can retire at anytime,
you have no issues with money
whatsoever. all those divorces
haven't seem to hurt you one
bit in the financial department,
so we must ask you,
why do you want to continue
working for us? it's very hard
work and we aren't getting any
younger, are we?
i don't know, beats me.
i guess i don't know what else
to do. i don't fish, i don't play
golf, i don't own a stupid boat,
or collect stamps, so i guess
i actually like working.
okay. well, that does it for
this year and hopefully we'll
see you again next year.
enjoy your evening and your drink.
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