Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Ride the Wave
Excalibur
called and said it wanted its sword back, I mean its rock, I mean the myth it’s
been sheathed in long before King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table got
involved
Julie
said I looked like an eccentric college professor and all I then could think of
was her in that plaid skirt and sweater that showed her mid-drift when she came
to my feature reading at Mahall's
Sometimes
I cannot get my mind out of the gutter or is it really in the gutter because we’re
all human and being attracted to another human being is natural as long as you
don’t cross a line and do something stupid and criminal
I
would have rode the wave, but water and me are on a strict need to know basis
and yes I know I’m a water sign, but that doesn’t make the fear I’m feeling any
less real
Today
I argued with the Mayor from a small city here in Cleveland. It’s over the
laying off of my roommate and masking it in Covid-19 and a rotten stench coming
from their complete lack of compassion or competence
My
roommate will probably have to roll over and take it because no one any longer
believes or bets on the little person, instead everyone pretends they’re
impervious to being hurt and don’t really give a good Goddamn about their
neighbor
My
roommate was bullied on a continual basis for fifteen brutal years and in fear
of losing her job, continued to take the abuse. This doesn’t make my roommate
guilty of anything and it most definitely doesn’t make Bedford Heights any less
culpable.
The
pandemic being used as an excuse to lay off anyone at this time and take away
their health insurance, especially when the Mayor himself is double dipping is
reprehensible and everyone involved must now account for their actions
There
are a lot of people on the front lines who are true heroes, but there are also
a lot of people in some level of power who are using this current nightmare we’re
all living in to their personal advantage. My roommate had been there fifteen
years and instead of trying to find her another department she could work in
they just laid her off. Doesn’t seniority count for anything? My roommate
worked in a toxic work environment that was hostile to her and discounted and
disregarded her diagnosed disabilities, telling her in one meeting that if she
couldn’t get a handle on them she’d be sent home. Bedford Heights has a history
of exhibiting this kind of behavior and no HR Dept. during any of this time to
help an employee navigate this hostile, toxic work environment.
I’m trying to ride the
wave, but I’m drowning in all this hypocrisy.
Charles Cicirella
7/15/20
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