MASK / YOUR NEW LIFE

they don’t respect you man
or maybe they do
maybe they respect you
so much it hurts

you’ve got to stop working
if no one notices

QUIT!

see how they manage then

increase your efforts across the board

and when they call you in
‘We’ve noticed all of your hard work
and we think
it's about time…’

QUIT THEN!

REAPPLY
under an assumed name
a cool name like Clyde

yeah

INTERVIEW

you go in wearing a mask
covering whole head
and shoulders
and torso

full head of hair
breathtaking hair

you look like
if a horse
were a man
with a past

if there’s any justice
in this world
they will offer you
the job

your human heart pounds
like a horse heart does
the night before the
Grand National

but remember
this is the same job
you currently hold
so you know you can do it

just as they formally
make you the offer…

you’re gonna
rip off the mask
and shout

‘I’m not Clyde
it’s actually me’

the big reveal

the thing is…

people have started
treating you differently
since you started to
wear the mask

even your wife
has started to
look at you
with some measure
of respect

we think your wife
may prefer
Clyde

you’re starting to think
maybe you do too

could it be so bad?
wearing another face
over your face
for the rest
of your days

your weeks
your quarters
your fiscal years

‘We’ve noticed
all of your
hard work and…’

it’s a
proud mask
like a
Samurai mask

‘Am I
a modern
Samurai?’

you could
see yourself
a Samurai

when the moment comes
your birth face
sweating
under your mask face

they offer you
the job

it’s a new job
less pay
fewer responsibilities

no longer
customer-facing

‘I ACCEPT’
you scream

before adding
‘This is Clyde
I am face!’

they seem convinced

‘Welcome to the team’
they say

‘And your new life’