have a nice day

mistaking
niceness for weakness.
the customer
refuses
to pay you.
so you put a lien
on their house.
you line up
a date
for small claims
court.
it becomes a stone
in your shoe,
this seventeen hundred
and seventy
nine dollars
that they owe you.
there are thieves
who hide
in the shadows,
and there are thieves
who wave
to you and say,
smiling, have
a nice day.