The Art of Tetman Callis

please don’t stand so close to me, boss
not only are you attractive in your own right
you remind me rather much of someone with whom i was once
and not sufficiently long enough ago
a little too much involved with for comfort
either mine or hers
or for that matter either of our spouses
and i see by your listing in the office directory, boss
you have what is these days referred to as a significant other

please, boss
you’re standing too close, and i am sitting down

my attraction to you is not what we would refer to as platonic
you have a way of leaning over a desk which i have noticed

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