And Kafka smirked
Kafka smirked Watching this Lufthansa mess This mashugana This horror This bureaucratic nightmare And farce From afar Kafka smirked Shaking his head wearily As if he’d seen it all before Over and over again Countless times The same uncaring bosses The unfeeling functionaries The twisting of truth The invention of policies The denial of responsibility False claims Shoddy arguments Sophistry And stone-walling Kafka smirked What’s new? he would say Where’s the surprise? he would smile What did you expect? he would chuckle Compassion? Empathy? An apology? Fair compensation? Justice? Some kind of miracle? Divine intervention? Get real! he would say Suck it in Wise up Get in line with all the other suckers Bow your head Shuffle along Accept your fate Kafka smirked Knowingly C’est la vie That’s life ??? ????? es ist Leben You’ve got to suffer If you want to sing the blues Notes: Franz Kafka (1883–1924), was a Czech novelist, who wrote in German. His work is characterized by its portrayal of an enigmatic and nightmarish reality where the individual is perceived as lonely, perplexed, and threatened. Notable works: The Metamorphosis (1917), The Trial (1925), and The Castle (1926). mashugana = Yiddish term meaning nonsense, silliness, craziness, garbage (as in useless) The last two lines are from a song by David Bromberg “Suffer to sing the blues”
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