No Eating or Drinking Please Your Cooperation is Appreciated

No Eating or Drinking Please Your Cooperation is Appreciated

A Poem by Martha Gilleece

 

We’re sitting in class and in walks a cat.

 

thought, thought, karma, thought, ancient literature, thought

 

Something scared the s**t out of me!

the cat’s tail just brushed my hand.

when did you get here?

 

Only 30 minutes into class and

more thoughts, more ancient literature

 

What’s the purpose?

 

Bless you! Someone sneezed.

She’s texting.

He’s typing but is he listening?

 

Who is speaking?

 

            GLASS BOTTLE HITS THE GROUND

 

The professor said something.

a thought or two

F**k! She dropped her phone!

that’s an unpleasant interruption from her doodle.

 

The cat is backing up

            and shaking it’s leg

The cat backed up and peed on the trash can .

 

 

Class must be over.

But wait,

only five minutes have gone by.

 

How many tiles on the ceiling?

            more than thirty

 

“a Turkish vacuum salesman in Amsterdam”

I tuned in at the right time.

My professor got arrested? Yes. Of course.

 

How many tiles now?

More than eighty-five?

Probably. 

© 2012 Martha Gilleece


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Ha. Genius.

F**k! She dropped her phone!
that’s an unpleasant interruption from her doodle.

Love your voice.

Posted 11 Years Ago



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