Analysis of The Office's Unspoken Saga

Richard Scorpio 1964 (Iowa)



In the corridors of commerce and trade,
Strides a siren's parade, in bold shades arrayed.
Fabric clinging like a second skin,
Revealing more than just a hint of sin.

Tops translucent, leaving naught to muse,
Breasts but veiled, setting minds loose.
Yoga pants contouring every curve and line,
An invitation to fantasies, not benign.

Tight and translucent, her clothes barely conceal,
Revealing secrets, men wish not to feel.
Reluctant onlookers, they strive to avert,
But the sight grips their minds, in a silent alert.

Their eyes betray them, drawn against will,
To curves and contours, a visual thrill.
Each man in his battle, a war within,
Yearning for focus, amidst the din.

Tom, at his terminal, a techie so keen,
Now lost in a fantasy, unintended, unseen.
Lines of code blur into a sensual haze,
His professional poise, lost in the maze.

Dan in accounting, figures at hand,
Imagines whispers, a forbidden land.
His spreadsheets now a backdrop, so dull and dry,
Eclipsed by the image he can't deny.

In each cubicle, a silent cry,
For concentration broken, as she walks by.
They wish not for distraction, not for this test,
Yet in her presence, their minds can't rest.

So here's to the office, a battleground strange,
Where professionalism and allure interchange.
In the tapestry of attire and intention,
Lies a complex web of unspoken tension.

Let's navigate this space with a mindful eye,
Where work is work, and personal, shy.
For in the balance of dress and respect, we find,
A harmony of purpose, for all humankind.


Scheme AABB XXCC DDEE FFBB GGHH IIJJ JJKK LLMM JJNN
Poetic Form Quatrain  (89%)
Metre 0010011001 1010101101 101010101 0101110111 101010111 1111011 1011100101 10101100101 10010011001 0101011111 0101011101 101111001001 110111011 110101001 1101100101 101100101 11110001011 110010001001 11110101001 1010011001 100101011 0101001001 111011101 0110101101 011000101 1010101111 11110101111 100101111 1110100101 10100000101 0010010100010 10101101010 1101110101 111101001 100101100111 01001101110
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,532
Words 301
Sentences 18
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 36
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 133
Words per stanza (avg) 29

About this poem

This one was a challenge. While I was complaining about "dress code" or lack of to my step mom, and she said there is a challenging poem to write LOL. Contrary to what girls think, guys do not really care for revealing types of outfits. Creating this poem was indeed quite the challenge while keeping it tasteful.

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Submitted by rickscorpio on January 02, 2024

Modified by rickscorpio on January 02, 2024

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