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)