“YOU ARE WELCOME!!!”
you yelled
rudely as I walked out the door you held open
in a manner deceptively thoughtful
i said thank you, but you were too loud
too rude to notice
you forgot about it the second the door closed but I felt like a buzzer rang in my ear
i wondered why
why someone would do something nice
and expect something in return
but then I remembered
that life happens
jobs get lost
accidents occur
insurance exists for a reason people die
and tears don’t appear from nowhere
so I say again
because you didn’t hear me the first time
“thank you”
Note from the Poet: (PS. if you are somehow reading this, it was at Panera)