No Gains in Gamesmanship

I haven’t the time 

to play your silly games:

To parse every syllable, every word, every meaning;

We’re supposed to be partners—all pulling the same,

Yet you make a contest out of everything.

Why is it so hard for you to accept an honest challenge?

It’s not about me vs. you, your job vs. mine;

I don’t want to be you—I haven’t the time.

I just want things to work the best that they can,

and I don’t know why that’s something you can’t understand.

So, dodge my emails…respond as thinly as you can.

Your lack of motivation has cost you billing worth 300-grand.

Explain that to your boss when he asks where we went.

Time wondering how to best me could have been better spent 

joining with me in building a team of the best.

Now you’re left with something that’s worth a whole lot less.