Expenditure of Time and Effort

The entire enterprise shouldn't really exist
Duct-taping making up for bits
Of damage
Of course no one was allowed
To discuss those matters
Entirely aware of what I've plowed
And what I've gathered
If the top really were all-powerful
It would not matter
They wouldn't need to go
To such outrageous lengths
To ensure that the bottomless
Recognition of their ranks
Wouldn't scatter
Like ashes
Invoking a moment
Just say the word "Orange"
And pleasure comes into a focus
We are playing make believe and hocus pocus
Simply say an agreed on safe word
As your patronus
But you can't

But you can't say no to your boss
Without getting chewed out
For different sorts of infractions
And you took too long to pronounce
These words in your mouth
Between our interactions
And I've read a couple accounts
Multiple are about
The clever and charismatic
And their scriptlessness
And the description fits
That's where the dissonance comes in

If I know it's gonna happen
Should it really persist
I, myself, don't have a problem with
Admitting
That I
Put a dollar value on this form of care
That I perform
And in that way
I've been caught killing
It's real value
Do it for the love
And to evaluate
What ties me to this perverse mind-state
And how am I gonna recalibrate

This is not a list of specific tasks
With set time limits
I accept my limits
And I reject my gimmicks
But then I realized that if I wait five minutes
The muddy waters would settle
And create my vision
A total likeness
A mortal puppet
The work would be pointless
So we had to come up with
An obvious example

You're on my time
Check the timeline
If idleness is theft
Then you bet expect mine

You're on my time
Check the timeline
If idleness is theft
Then you bet expect mine

I inspect mines
So I collect divine
Fragments in the darkness
There is no yardstick that applies
If there are twelve hours from
Dawn to dusk when I am inside
A day's length is not a grid
To measure against a vibe

You're on my time
Check the timeline
If idleness is theft
Then you bet expect mine

You're on my time
Check the timeline
If idleness is theft
Then you bet expect mine