Deferment Bloom Aphorisms

We are not ‘late.’ We are ‘allowing the concept space to mature organically.’ The delay is an aesthetic choice.

Instead of a deadline, I offer you a bouquet of moving targets. They smell like ‘subsequent phases’ and ‘future-proofing.’

The project was due in March. In April, it sprouted new dependencies. By June, it is a magnificent garden of scope creep. We dare not harvest it.

If we finish the work, the work is judged. If we merely talk about how beautiful the work will be, we remain flawless forever.

The schedule adjustment has blossomed into a permanent installation. The waiting room music is now officially our department’s anthem.