Basic Skills

Fed up
Old lady left me
Can't claim "long story"
Boils down to shifty
And full of ugly feelings

Peer review
Peer review
I handled that poorly
Hook guides me offstage

Cashed out
The spirit left me
Unoriginal story
Full of tropes, near parody
Still on ugly feelings

Peer review
Peer review
I handled that poorly
Peer review
Peer review
I handled that poorly
Hook guides me offstage

Line in
Voice left me
Belabored irony
Clown chokes on popcorn
Circus closes early

Peer review, peer review
Peer review, peer review
Peer review, peer review
Peer review, peer review