smiles at me
from my office wall
right next to the menu
from the sushi take-out place
and slightly above a memo
describing the phone system
which I've since found out
is riddled with errors.
long before I got here
several dozen push pins
formed a smiley face
on the bulletin board.
I corrected that immediately.
Paul David Mena
15 December, 1996
Acton, MA
