RIFKAH GOLDBERG

WORK It is very difficult to live If you don't know how To play the game right Always arrive on time Even if there is no reason No motivation to draw you there Be inconspicuous and do not Reveal your absolute boredom Be machine-like, inhuman Never ask for anything to do Never bring your own work Look busy in your mind-breaking emptiness Do not even think that You can be creative Or that you can contribute something Do not be seen doing What everybody does Filling in time with 'phone calls Do not sign out early Even if there is no earthly hope That you will have anything to do I always want to cram Every moment with meaning But these efforts go unpaid I strive to be creative Whenever and wherever possible But this is not valued How can I solve this paradox Of so many unfulfilled hours just to survive When my time to give is running out 1996