Welcome to the Recycle Bin, Kiddo

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Oh hello mr file named
“doncumet v1.01 (rev 2, edit 2, original2).docx”

Do I need you?  
Who made you?

I did not make it, no way with that nomenclature, 
but there it sits, on my desktop 
taking up estate space I need
for my own folders and files, neatly arranged.

Checking the properties I can see
that…oh of course it was him, 
the assistant to the business manager,
Marty Bumpkins, a guy who refuses to 
learn what computers can actually do and 
keeps his digital junk  in scattered swathes
all over the shared file system.

“S:\Finance\ADMIN\MBumkpins holiday Snaps?  
Marty you want to explain why photos of you, 
Cancun and a lot of sand are lodged
next to payroll?”  I can hear the Business Manager,
Jerry Shambles, query with a sigh.

“I’m not good with computers,” Marty says aloud
dismissing criticism with one easy phrase, 
(he thinks this trick works 
but none of us agree and we eye roll a damacy).

This is not my file on my desktop
and I do not care, 
I am not even Marty Bumpkins,
and this is the only way to learn,
so I know exactly where this gets stored 
and drag it to oblivion.