I'm On the Meeting

by @rocketgrrrl

I'm On the Meeting
rocketgrrrl
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#folk #girlwithpiano

In this new world of remote work, I all too often find I've got a chance to take a walk, but only if I stay on my meeting.

A response to #badsongclub63 "Work It".

Lyrics

I’m On The Meeting
Jemma Kline

Hiking boots,
Clothes that move,
A jacket if it rains.
Bring my phone,
Headset on,
Listen for my name.

“I’m on the meeting,
Yes, this is me.”
“I’m on the meeting,
Yes, I agree.”

See others who
Are walking too.
Check mute and say hello.
Then I see,
Just like me,
They’re meeting as they go.

“I’m on the meeting,
Yes, this is me.”
“I’m on the meeting,
Yes, I agree.”

And then I stop,
See that I’m lost,
Lost in the forest, among the trees.
And there are flowers,
And there are leaves,
And I remember how to dream.
And then the sound,
From far away:
“Are you with us? Can you say?”

“I’m on the meeting,
Yes, this is me.”
“I’m on the meeting,
Yes, I agree.”

Comments

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Can relate. Oh, how I can relate. This brought back vivid memories of the first time I saw this happening in real life. It was in Yosemite, back in the 90s. The hiker in front of me suddently stopped dead, took a ringing cell phone out of his pocket, turned to me with a look of intense embarrassment, and said "I have to take this. It's the office in Israel." We were in *Yosemite*! I'd have pitched that phone right off Lost Arrow Spire!

As you might have gathered, I do not miss meetings. The only problem with remote meetings is that people don't necessarily see the "this could have been an email" t-shirt you're wearing. Um, allegedly.
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