"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." e. e. cummings

 

I've seen "The Sound of Music" many times, and I know the songs in that musical well. When things at work are tough, I like to write parody songs to help myself feel better.

 

Humor - what would life be without it?

 

Thus, I give you "An Ode to Property Management" to be played on my ukulele:

 

 

Raindrops on windows

And floods through the ceiling

Bright stains on wallboards and paint that is peeling

Brown, clumpy TP that clogs up the pipes

These are a few of the regular gripes

 

Cream-colored tile with brown spackled mold marks

Doorbells and bad smells and snitches with ‘tudes bark

from hallways and corners, they hiss about noise

These are just some of the usual joys

 

Tide pods are staining and doors snag the undies

The dryer is “broken” on all days but Sundays

Silver-white soap flakes that litter the floor

You’d think it’d be easy to properly pour

 

When the day bites

When an ALL CAPS email stings

When I'm feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

And then I don't feel so bad