on hold with Verizon

i get a lot done when

i'm on hold

with Verizon,

my impossible to reach

cell phone

and cable service.

i've pushed every prompt

and answered every question

with a push

of the numbered keys,

at last i'm in line

and waiting

to talk to a real person.

yesterday i baked a cake,

let it cool,

then iced it.

today i'm taking a pottery

class while

i listen to music.

there are nineteen callers

in front of me.

but no problem.

i do my taxes,

give my dog a bath.

i solve a Rubiks Cube,

and do a few

quadratic equations

that baffled Einstein

back in the day.

tomorrow, if the call

continues i'll be taking online

med school

courses.

by the time i talk to an agent

i'll be a resident

at Belleview.

thank you Verizon.