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Fortune I start day fishing in dirty toilet bowl and know this rough day tax upon my poor soul I leave the apartment house and go to job. Neighbor turn nose away, I think she a snob. I get in car and go, but stop at market I put dime in meter after I park it I go in to get a breakfast snack and drink A punk child in aisle tell me I stink Then I go out to car but it gone away I flag down meter maid and tell her I PAY! And I ask her mad why she had my car towed. She say I had park too long on side of road. I look at wrist watch and see it tick no more so I not knew I eat too long while in store. I get on bus I see, and go more to work Some momma tell kid not sit by nasty jerk. When at my cookie factory, I go out. "Next time take shower first!" the bus driver shout. My job is put fortune in Chinese cookie It most difficult work, too hard for rookie Bossman give me evil eye and say I late Say time is dough and he no like to wait City health inspector come to look around He come by me but I not make single sound. He go to boss and whisper, he point at me This not good sign, I think, but I wait to see Later on bossman come and say I fired. Say I not the clean man he thought he hired. Before I leave door he give me my last buck, He toss me fortune cookie and say "good luck" I hang heavy head and walk outside his door Need wisdom of fortune for I am dirt poor Crack cookie open and read what ends this rhyme: "Man who drop watch in toilet have crappy time." AMW August 2, 2002 |
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