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Hi! Welcome to the job
I thought God blessed me with
But all it left me with... View MoreCents
Hi! Welcome to the job
I thought God blessed me with
But all it left me with
Was broken friendships
Aching body; a hatred for mankind
I’m not even good at this-
I love you people, but you find a way
To make me hate you, on a daily basis
No sir I don’t remember your usual, I can’t even remember if
I ate breakfast this morning
No I probably didn’t, I woke too late because I was still tired
From last night’s shift
Did you say no cheese-or was it pickles?
Forgive me sir, you see looking out the window
It makes my mind drift
Wondering how it would be, to be anywhere but here
I’m sorry sir, here’s your total lemme cloak out here
You see my shift is over and I have class after this
Let’s just hope my manager actually lets me get
That meal
The only energy that I’ll get today
Why did I get this job anyway?
I can’t remember.
Have a nice day!
Hello there, don’t mind me
As you run past in the hallway
I know I’ve been here at this copier
An awful long while
You see this work is for a friend and
If all you could spare is a smile
As you move past, just to let me know
That I’m not a stranger and I’m not too odd
You know the thing I had to do before
Was the absolute worst
I’m glad it didn’t last
Tablet after tablet of operating systems
Done for class after class
Tedium and boredom hand in hand but I told myself
It’s better than nothing.
Something in my pocket and no annoying people
This is almost bliss. It might not last forever but
I’m sure I’ll miss
Being here...this is my last week, I’ll see you never again.
Why am I talking to you again?
Have a nice day.
Hello there! No I know you don’t know me.
How’s the wait today?
Not too bad? I appreciate that.
Anxiety makes this harder, and the smell of iodine
Makes my heart race. This is a clinic
Not for the sick but for the poor. No one’s here because they want to be
After all, how could they?
Who would willingly set themselves down in that chair?
Goosebumps on their skin from the chill in the air
It’s like a freezer-for bodies not dead
As if the needle in our arm for half an hour wasn’t already bad
I wish I didn’t have to be here but you see
This is all I got
How can I get money elsewhere when my mind is shot?
You see depression
Now rules my thoughts.
My families that loved me
I found they really don’t love me so
My heart can’t really find any place to go.
If they don’t want me, what business does
What corporation, what elite vocation
What place wants this body, these clothes, this hair
Do you have an application online?
Yes thanks, I’ll go there
I’ll check back in a week, will you call me at home-
Oh my goodness-I’m sorry-it’s finally my turn?
What’s this you say? I can’t pass the screening?
My pulse is too high-well yeah my heart’s beating
But it’s beating too hard, too stressed, too fast
I should have known...this source of money too wouldn’t last…
Thank you, I’m sorry, I wasted your time…
But if I could be honest? I never wanna see this line
Inside the door of the donation center.
I’m happy this happened. I feel like a whore
I’m selling my body
To make some change
To please a family
That won’t accept me anyway
Why am I trying…
Have a nice day.
Hello students! I’m a student too.
Just a few years further
And a level up-but this could be you!
All it takes is
Sixty credit hours, orientation, dedication
And you can finally get a job with some validation
And even if not, the hours are flexible
This is where I think I’m meant to be.
You all drive me nuts-it’s a match made in heaven
Look at all this potential-surely I
Am meant to be here.
All of these stories, and I’m your editor
Just a few short years, and this will be gone
And I’ll be here for real.
Four short long years, I know my friends don’t see the appeal
But I know this is my place
Yes there’s homework this weekend
No I don’t know my race
Call me Cain-no not Jay
Makes me feel old-but that’s okay
For once in my life, I finally feel
Like I’m making a difference
Yes little troublemakers, don’t you worry
You’ll see me around
I’ll be a real teacher soon
Shootings and faculty keep me wound
But you are my loves I’m finally glad to say
Please...have a nice day.