See Not At All Poem by Margaret Alice Second

The high and mighty lady who seldom
honours state office with her graceful
presence told Madame De Lafayette,
supervisor - off for follow-up tests

Still not coming to the office while the
rest of us are threatened with legal
procedures should we violate any
regulation pertaining to absence

Stunned by these double standards
some openly mimicking Madame La
Pompadour's haughty manner - the
Calvinistic work ethic of colleagues

Enabling them to do her work also, no-
body lodges a complaint; such good
officials, used to oppression for no
apparent reason other than

Management's inefficiency which only
intimidate the law-abiding while serial
offenders are untouchable - best is
to see La Madame not at all…