The dawn comes after a long night’s rest,
Waiting for me are 32 bugs and feature requests.
It is a glorious morning, and the rest of the day surely follows
Lucky me, I’ll spend it in a cubicle farm without windows.

I drag myself out of bed, getting ready for the day
Greeted by the pollution and the autos that bray.
The journey through the traffic is always such a drag,
Startled, I remember: “Damnit, I forgot the office badge”

I sneak in through the door behind a collegue with glee,
The day is just starting, but the boss has already spotted me.
Thundering, he asks me the status of bug 4572-GSA,
I have no idea, but still say “It’ll be ready later today”.

The whole day doesn’t seem to end! In school, there was at least a bell
I survive the day, but soon it’s time for the weekly conf call from hell.
I spend the meeting praying no work gets assigned to me,
Oh Crap! we don’t even have a god for the software industry!

The day is finally over, I leave behind the “on-site” savage hoards
Getting back home, I still have a date with the traffic at silk board.
I hit the bed, trying to think of what the hell I’m doing
This is my life, full of ambition, purpose and meaning.