There is some bad juju going on in the workplace.........watch your back!

Packing

I'm childish at times
But it's all silliness and fun,
They are immature at times
But they're packing a gun.

I make a lot of stupid jokes
To try to lighten the mood,
We're all crotchety veterans
But some are dangerous dudes.

Ready to scratch across your countenance
If you dare to live your truth,
It won't matter if you own the righteousness
They'll be lurking outside of the booth,
Waiting for you when you're walking alone
On the path to the bathroom, or meal,
A baseball bat hidden beneath their robes
Or perhaps knuckles, that are made of steel,
Attuned to hidden danger, like good nurses are
Your spider-nerves save you again,
When battle-ax Betty, leaps out of a closet
You plant a sap* on that old guinea hen.

This is clearly a case of workplace harassment
But Betty has friends in high places,
As a female member of the canine clan
She's well loved in the family of two faces,
You can't really say boo, 'cause your word will get around
And Betty will be packing next time,
'Tis better to prepare for another canine encounter
Have a Taser and some toxic green slime.

All kidding aside, the joke is on thee
The health-care arena, is not safe nor free,
Be strong thy convictions, for ethics and truth,
And beware of those persons of nursing uncouth.

Fibril_late;
8/19/08

*Sap: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people.