Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2)
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
Credit
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.
Date Published
01/01/2015