Twisted Words©
Copyright 2014
By Felina Silver Robinson
I tell you what I need to say
I tell you what the people say
And
Within the next day
You’ve twisted every word I said
Nothing is right
Everything is wrong
I’m out
You’re in
Workers are angry
Customers are leaving
The community is up in arms
See what you’ve done
Don’t you know that I meant what I said
I’m here for the better good
I speak on behalf of the people
I’m not here for me
My job is to speak
My job is to listen
My job is to protect
My job is to lead
All of these things I’ve done with pride
You’ve stripped of my chance to
Move the company forward
So your workers
Have opted to come with me
Taking all of your business
Walking out the door
They’ll all come back
If you just listen to what they have to say
And
Give me back my power
Give them back their jobs
No punishments for the foul
All is good in love and war
You’ll see your customer
Come back and open the doors
All the works just want to be back on the job
But fairly and with clarity of all their demands
They’ll work as hard as you need them to
They’re dedicated for sure
Just don’t cross them again
Because they’ll go right back out the front door
Please just don’t twist their words once more
This poem was inspired by the past happenings
during the Market Basket Chaos
Here’s to wishing for continued success for all involved
