From 9 To 5 Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

More than most want those perks,
With a boosting to boast an ego hosted.
And to mingle amongst attention getters,
Deserving of whistles and bells that are heard.
Although disputed by the ones comparing themselves,
To the perk retrievers receiving the praise...
For achievements they've accomplished,
Everyday without a raise in pay.

'From 9 to 5 I am here to do the very same thing.
But nothing I do seem to award me with a gratitude.'

~Perhaps from 9 to 5 some have their eyes,
On tasks to complete.
And what you have been assigned to do...
Has yet to begun to be noticed by anyone.~

'But I have been here for years to assist.'

~Perhaps it has been your lack of assistance,
That the others who have retrieved to receive...
Those perks that they get,
Have been producing the work and not wasting time...
Being paid to procrastinate and successfully doing it,
From 9 to 5.~