AUGUST POETRY

THERE’S SOMETHING

By

Richard Donnelly

there’s something awful about the weather

the days are terrible

we hide inside

and argue

you could freeze vegetables in here

it’s so cold and

I’m almost happy to leave

and face the terrible heat to hide

in my little dark cubicle

what happened to

the days

we were happy to see the sun

UNDERSTAND

By

Richard Donnelly

and understand

we’re here to help you

and understand this is a lot

of work but

we’re willing

to do it

because we want to help you

that’s the way we are

and really we’re almost giving

it away

it’s almost free

now

listen up everyone

if you all could just sign

the waiver forms

and automatic deduction

sheet

we can get going

because we want to help you

can’t

you see that