Stationery, not moving

In numerous cupboards, drawers and cabinets spread across the land
 

Vast stocks of office treasure can be spied
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These vaults contain desirable stuff plus there’s quite a lot else beside.

Notebooks, erasers, hole-punches, blank disks, plastic folders, pin tacks too

Biros, sellotape, bulldog clips, rubber bands, fugitive glue

Tipex, toners, gaffer tape, plastic sacks

Paper clips, blu-tack, record cards, folders, wax crayon packs

Staplers, staples and plastic holders

CD-RWs, OHP pens, floppy discs, card holders

Each office sheriff guards this valued store

Doling out minimum quantities, don’t be an Oliver and ask for more.

Never admitting to other departments they might have some spare

Even if they have an urgent need and despair

Of replacements coming the very next day

No OHP felt pens, there’s hell to pay.

Oddly the store seems to exceed annual consumption,

But supplies are still ordered, the department must function.

The cupboard bulges with more requisites in store,

I suppose they order in case of apocalyptic war,

Where office supplies become hard to obtain

No dry wipe markers, the eternal shame.

There’s a restriction on pay, overtime is not paid

Redundancies are common, savings are made

But somehow the packed cupboards are out of Finance’s sight

Spending increases, this cannot be right,

Stationery suppliers love it, they're not confused

‘It’s like Coleman’s Mustard, 

We make money from what isn't used.