A Pome a Day for a Year

Shrill tones from plastic phones.

Pleasant greetings to panicked bleatings.
Calm explanations to frenzied stations.
Swift reassurances to beleaguered acceptances.
Hurried quicksteps up concrete footsteps.
Opened doors to harried pause.

Loose cable, a common fable.
Reseated plug, gets thankful hug.
Work resumes, as board relumes.
Problem fixed! Though battle betwixt
problem device, is rarely nice.
Desk busy, Pepsi still fizzy.

My feet beat, taking seat.
Only 8:00 but cannot break.
Another soul has another goal.
My time is not mine
until 4:00, out the door.