Last Call at the Check Out

By Art of the Diver

Wed, 23 Oct 2013

It happened unexpectedly today…..

there was no flash, or boom, or shock wave, no drum roll

though there must have been, some informative sign

as many gathered curiously, in silence, by the loading dock

unable to help the one selected, most likely to succeed

from successfully checking out, before signing the funeral plan application form

sadly in the end, only a bloodless irony survived and was registered

within the minds of all the staff there, in the Outward Goods Department

as in the end, there were no angels, nor even a genuine sense of caring...

rather, a sheer inconvenience was considered - an end in itself

During the lunch break, a life had passed prematurely, unaided and unseen

though disappointingly, the part time guy who sweeps the bathroom, declared;

“Oh God I hate it, when I have to clean up after Dispatch!”

It happens unexpectedly - Every day!

C’est la vie!

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* Words by Rob Pearldiver *