The Custodian’s Lament
I’m deluged by duty and lack an excuse.
A note from my mother won’t stop this abuse.
My boss has turned into that proverbial bully
who insists that I carry my job tasks out fully.
He says sweep the corridor, empty the trash.
It’s a menial method for earning my cash.
Wish I’d paid more attention in school back when
my teachers insisted that I take my pen
and answer those questions in English and math,
and started my life out on some other path.
Now I’m pushing a mop instead of a pen,
thinking too late of what might have been!
Prompts for today are excuse, corridor, proverbial, deluge and duty. Photo by Jon Tyson on Unsplash, used with permission.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
So true and sad.
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These prompts sometimes make for very strange results.
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Yes, unexpected turns.
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Of course here in the States, some custodial unions have done very well for their members, and deservedly so considering their duties have expanded beyond sweeping and cleaning.
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Yes, I realize this, and i’m sure there are times when a pencil-pusher fantasizes about just being able to push a broom!
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It’s never late to trade in a broom for a pen, or rather a computer keyboard. Community colleges have adult education programs.
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And vice versa!
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True that.
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