contract talks continue

another 1987-1989 era poem - unpublished. unsolicited.

contract talks are officially in progress. last week they talked and this week more are scheduled. the union seems to feel there are no major stumbling blocks so far, but only reported back on potential changes in how the work schedules are made (potentially by the workers instead of management) and the company wants all positions to be certified - in other words, we'll have to qualify for our move up positions (if not our current jobs) by some sort of testing. This has been rumored to be in the works for years, so it's not really a big wake-up call or anything. i can't see the union fighting this very hard, if at all. other than the fact we know there will be changes in the insurance carriers, not much else is being said publicly.



AS THE RINGS AROUND JUPITER

Will you hold her as the rings around Jupiter, a simple kinetic or electro-magnetisim?
your entire existence circling the vision as if galaxies of wonder?
Does she illuminate you as comets across the sky?
your entire being radiated in her?

The mirrors in your eyes will tell everything your heart feels.
Words are irrelevant now.

If the morning sun fails will you create one of your own for her?
your arms warming her heart as solar winds warm her face?
Will your heart orbit her eyes as a moon?
your survival laying in the invisible magic of her love?