Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2)
By Pedro Pietri
woke up this morning
feeling excellent,
picked up the telephone
dialed the number of
my equal opportunity employer
to inform him I will not
be into work today
Are you feeling sick?
the boss asked me
No Sir I replied:
I am feeling too good
to report to work today,
if I feel sick tomorrow
I will come in early
Copyright Credit: Pedro Pietri, "Telephone Booth (number 905 1/2)" from Selected Poetry. Copyright © 2015 by Pedro Pietri. Reprinted by permission of City Lights Books.
Source: Selected Poetry (City Lights Books, 2015)