Does Mindfulness Work?

A short poem about workplace meditation (wink wink)

A problem came up, Someone needed to solve, There’s a new way to do it, Where we would evolve.

They set up a meeting, And told me that we, Should try some mindfulness, Because that is the key.

I gave it a go, My afternoon made, To try something new, And still, get paid.

We closed our eyes, And went “inside,” Even though we were clearly, Already inside.

I wondered what they, Inside them could see, While my mind kept replaying, I just wanted coffee.

Five minutes went by Where no one spoke. I thought, best meeting ever; This is woke!

When we opened our eyes, We had no ideas, So we talked for an hour, About our amazing careers.

We posted online, How enlightened we were, To be solving problems, That didn’t occur.

I asked in innocence, “Does mindfulness work?” They looked at me crazy, Don’t be that jerk.

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