Day Eight - April PAD

THE FINAL REJECTION

I sling my purse on the table

shrug out of my coat

calling your name

you come to stand

silently at my side

your eyes searching my face

with a question mark look

I pour out the sad tale

of my day sunk in black gloom

the alarm clock failed 

the old water heater decided to quit

cold shower, empty shampoo bottle

frantic search for lost car keys,

only to find them in my coat pocket

tripped and broke the heel of my shoe

on the back step only to behold

a flat tire, and then to add to my woe

a flat spare, trip on the same step

in my rush back in to call a cab

search through my jumbled closet

for another pair of matching shoes

an hour and twenty minutes late to work, 

coffee spilled on my new suit,

the boss shreds my report,

humiliating me in front of everyone

my secretary smirks 

while I dictate a new report

I sputter and spew

while you remain silent

finally I reach to pat your head

and you turn and walk away

your tail defiantly in the air

you pause at your empty food dish

turn, sink down on your belly

placing you head on your paws

with a final disgruntled whine

I sink in the nearest chair 

kick off my tight shoes

remembering why I never wear them

I rip open the crumpled letter 

I retrieved from the floor

where I dropped it and stepped on it

while fumbling for the door keys

I stare, uncomprehending, I read it twice, 

Thank you for your query, however……..

Janice Kuykendall
April 8, 2012