in much the ways
of the dominant alpha male lion
my boss lets out a growl, grumble
each time his slumber is disturbed
or when it is time to make
a sales call, get his coffee,
tell my coworker his work is wrong, again
he growls, coughs, sneezes
at his waking whim
much to the dismay of the beta males
wanting to take over
not his conquests
not his pride
but to take over his post
so each time he disturbs the peace
with disgusting and rude belches
the new alpha male can put
disgust in its place