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Eero Saarinen's list of Aline Bernstein's good qualities, ca. 1954. Aline and Eero Saarinen papers, 1857-1972.

Image courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art; copyright F+W Media Inc. 2011.

"found" poem: in the office

if i had to describe what it’s like here,
i’d say a cross between mean girls

& the inquisition:

a systematic firing squad
of dis-
empowerment.

my life dream
is to be able to create
my own hoops to jump
through.

but for now, a self-described
flaming pea-
cock
is squawking & honking incessantly
over speaker phone:

“this is a LESSON you need to learn
& ACCEPT
in order to be a successful
TEAM-
PLAYER.”

leave. LEAVE NOW. who the fuck
cares?

next time around, you know
it’s going to be two weeks notice
& here’s my

transition

post-it note.