Sardonic Sal

Sardonic Sal has never a word
For anything coming his way
That isn't a snide comment aside
Masking that he has nothing to say.

Yeah it's easy to joke, make a crack, deride,
Raise an eyebrow, shrug a shoulder, smile
To cover up the fact that Sal talks, never acts,
Hasn't added anything for a while.

Oh, he does his job: with a sigh and a nod:
Well, it's wrong but I'll do it your way.
Got an alternate plan, Sal? No way, man.
There's an emptiness in all you say.

Am I droning on? When Sal comes along
He'll point out how lame this is.
But not to me, no controversy:
Sal's strength is the backstabbing biz.

Now don't get me wrong, we get along,
In the meetings Sal's fun to have around.
It gets to me though, that he's never pro-
That he never gives a shit what goes down.

Now I said "backstabbing," but that's not true:
He doesn't care enough to do that.
No, his jibes are wide, just enough to hide
His general lack of substance and fact.

Still, Sal's been here for many many years
He'll be here long after I'm gone.
When you don't give a crap you stay on the map
Stars fall but the drones linger on.