Disciplined minds hold sway
Disciplined minds hold the reins
They pick up their salaries
They count up their calories
Disciplined minds are all the rage
Disciplined minds are what it takes
To get the work done
To get the web spun
Professionals – they are the heart and soul
Professionals – they take the parts and make a whole
Disciplined minds crack the whip
Disciplined minds won’t let standards slip
They root out the troublemakers
They shoot up the instigators
Professionals – they are soul and heart
Professionals – they make a whole from all the parts
And when the day is done
They all go home
To their wives and their children
Who do not know
What it takes to be a professional
Disciplined minds grease the wheels
Disciplined minds secure the deals
They smother compassionate feelings
They banish any grave misgivings
They don’t challenge the systems
Inject more steam in the pistons
Professionals – they are the heart and soul
Professionals – they take the parts and make a whole
Professionals – they are soul and heart
Professionals – they make a whole from all the parts
Very very good poem. Actually it reads more like a song or a chant to me.
ReplyDeleteHave you read Illich? Greatest critic of professional hegemony. If not, I've summarised some of his work here - http://www.gentleapocalypse.com/search/label/work
Either way, thanks again,
Darren