... Don't Panic...

It's a scary situation...
one wrong step and it's
off-with-her-head…

And here I am waiting for the headsman ...and his acid tongue …
Dammit girl...only two more before you...
better think fast or you're done…

A guy down the line is making excuses…
and having his arse'ole chewed…
This is not looking too good for him
The Boss can be pointedly rude.

The next one was up and shaking...
...in his boots... as he faces The Boss
the question was asked...out came
the excuses...
Poor fool, I thought... he is lost...

Damn... now it's my turn...oh shit,
I'm thinking... as fast as I can.
Now, says the Boss, tell me what happened…
Lordy, that’s one pissed off man.

I screwed up, I told him
I was wrong and I'm sorry…
it won't happen again.

He looked at me …his mouth open…
...and nothing came out of it…
...then...he remarked...
it - had - better - not…

I went back to my easel... shaken...
...but wiser by far...
Lesson learned… from experience taken
Truth is safer ...excuses, sub par.