People would like you more
if you smiled more, he says.
You’re known around here
as the stern one, smile more,
he says.
It’s great that you know what
you want to do, she says,
it’s good to have goals,
but you can’t have them here, she says.
We have programs to take you
to the next level, she says.
I am a big fan of yours, he says.
I read all your blogs.
You’re a bitch, he says.
You’re so talented, she says.
You can’t do that, she says.
I believe in you, they say.