Kind Overdraft Aphorisms

The empathy ledger is severely overdrawn. We print our apologies on extremely thick stationery to disguise the lack of structural currency.

The clerk slides a perfectly articulated promise under the brass teller grate. The vault behind him has been empty since the last fiscal year.

We issue receipts of deep understanding for every grievance filed. The receipts cannot be cashed, but they fold nicely into a wallet.

The warmth of the intake form exceeded the budget of the resolution committee. The applicant is left holding a very polite piece of paper.

A deliberate delay is implemented not due to a backlog, but to preserve the integrity of the pending queue. Resolution is merely a failure of administrative endurance.

The tri-departmental liaison scheduled a review of the processing void. The agenda was withheld for compliance reasons, rendering the outcome completely safe from execution.