Incentivizing
Hi Susan,
Since you are collecting various responses to this poem (and hoping you don't mind my not talking about meter, which I find rather dull), I'll say that I think this poem is terrific, and quite, alas, realistic. This kind of thing is going on all the time these days in Corporate America--just follow the news.
Naturally, there are exceptions: good companies; good people. But what you describe is, as far as I can tell, absolutely the cultural norm. Some day we'll escape from the Greed is Good mentality; but not right now.
As for this not being a poem: nonsense!
It's not a lyric poem--but that's only one among many kinds of poems we can read and write.
I applaud you for writing this poem and hope you can find it a good home. I don't have any specific suggestions, but I'm sure some magazine, online or otherwise, will happily accept it.
I also, for what it's worth, think this poem is done as is. Send it off!
Barbara
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