Ribbon Latency

Haikus

The scissors are sharp
But the ribbon will not cut
Waiting for the cheer

The doors are ajar
But the mood has gone to sleep
No one walks inside

Opening the gates
Long after the crowd went home
Ribbon falls alone

Scissors cut the air
Three weeks after we went home
Filing is complete

Ribbon sits untouched
While the forms declare it cut
Metrics are fulfilled

Time-stamp logs the cheer
System cuts the string alone
No one needs the flesh