woke up this morning
feeling excellent,
picked up the telephone
dialed the number of
my equal opportunity employer
to inform him I will not
be into work today
Are you feeling sick?
the boss asked me
No Sir I replied:
I am feeling too good
to report to work today,
if I feel sick tomorrow
I will come in early
From Selected Poetry (City Lights Books, 2015) by Pedro Pietri. Used with the permission of The Permissions Company, LLC on behalf of City Lights Books.