{"id":573,"date":"2018-11-09T10:32:06","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T15:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glendakotchish.com\/dir\/?page_id=573"},"modified":"2018-11-09T10:32:06","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T15:32:06","slug":"trickle-down","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glendakotchish.com\/dir\/poems\/trickle-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Trickle Down"},"content":{"rendered":"

Other people systems<\/span><\/p>\n

jumped into our lives today,<\/span><\/p>\n

after our morning coffee. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

First thing<\/span><\/p>\n

we fell into<\/span><\/p>\n

the endless loop<\/span><\/p>\n

of voicemail <\/span><\/p>\n

of the disastrous health insurance <\/span><\/p>\n

company<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

press pound, 1, 2, 3<\/span><\/p>\n

all the wrong options<\/span><\/p>\n

never the right choice<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

transferred from department<\/span><\/p>\n

to department<\/span><\/p>\n

person <\/span><\/p>\n

to person<\/span><\/p>\n

Never the right person<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

to finally get a name<\/span><\/p>\n

and a number <\/span><\/p>\n

to leave a message<\/span><\/p>\n

to a person who is <\/span><\/p>\n

not there.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Time is running out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their deadline<\/span><\/p>\n

Their delays<\/span><\/p>\n

Their incompetence<\/span><\/p>\n

For which we give<\/span><\/p>\n

Our time<\/span><\/p>\n

Our money<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Now WE aren\u2019t speaking to each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bummer. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a9 Glenda Kotchish<\/span><\/p>\n

November 2018<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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