Monday, September 9, 2024

employee of the month October

she was
employee of the month,
for the month
of October,
last year.  her picture
was on
the wall. framed
above the counter
so that all could see it.
there was a cheerful
smile
on her face, holding
up her
paper reward.
first month
on the job.
she handed me the key to my
room,
and told
me about the continental breakfast
in the morning.
down
the hall.
she was still pleasant
still
in her uniform,
but it had been a long year.
enough
with the other room
is noisy,
we need more towels,
someone
is smoking, could we change
rooms?
she wouldn't
last
very long.
on the next trip the picture
and her
would both
be gone.

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