Complaint 2

Complaint 2
I have just been informed
Sir
Of your plans to terminate the employment
of my partner.
I write for an explanation.
I have been reliably informed that
like a chess master
you have all your moves planned in advance
and make no movement without reason.
Therefore
Sir
I require the reason for this.
Why knowing
(because you must have planned)
that you would be terminating his employment at this time
did you make us partners?
I was given no choice,
if you recall
Sir
When you assigned him to me.
He just showed up and sat down
in my office one day.
It has not been easy
Sir
Learning to work with this man.
I suspect
that you chose us as partners
Sir
Because nobody else wanted to work with either of us
being as we are
somewhat difficult.
Regardless of the motivation for your initial choice
Sir
I have spent years working to maintain peace
in this office.
It has been a process of complex and delicate negotiation.
And now that we have reached an understanding
and are at last working well together
I am given to understand
Sir
That you will shortly be letting him go.
I do not understand your motivation
As he is as hardworking an employee as you will ever find and has, without complaint, endured
the unreasonable tasks that you
Sir
Have set for him.
I think you are a fool
Sir.
But more to the point of this letter
I cannot possibly grasp why
When you knew
You knew
that this was the future
Why you sent him to me
that day.
I demand to know
how I have offended you
Sir
That I am to be so punished.
My partner and I have worked hard for you
Sir
all our lives, and with especial effort since
we began working together.
If this is your idea of a reward
Sir
For your faithful employees
then frankly
Sir
You suck.
I eagerly await your reply.
Sincerely yours,