Decaf

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Oh waitress! Please come here.
There has been a big mistake.
The toast? No hon, it’s perfect
As are these eggs here on my plate.
The food is why I come here
Even though I’m running late.
My car (sigh), my boss,
My God I could use a break.

Please don’t think me petty.
How small this does seem,
And though this coffee smells so good,
It must be loaded with caffeine.
At home I use the green can.
I know, I’m such a wuss.
Between working and cleaning,
I could use a little push,
But my husband…

Oh no, it ain’t nothin’ like that. You see
his secretary’s run off
With the man in the yellow hat.
Now Curious George sits on my doorstep
Wondering when he’s coming back.
Or so my husband tells me.

The poor man his lost his wits.
The TV’s been broke for months,
Yet still right there he sits.
Have you ever tried to watch a movie
You can’t hear, can’t see?
Just the ravings of a madman
Who thinks he’s watching TrueTV.

Don’t get me wrong hon,
I know you’ve got problems of your
own. Some here at work.Some at home.
But it would take a pound of Valium
To put my mind at ease. So take back
this cup of coffee. I’ll have decaffeinated
please.

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