1 Table, 4 Chairs

We had two set-ups

one large one
stage
500 chairs
upright piano
in the concert hall

and a small one
a table
and 4 chairs
in the conference room

that was easy
I thought

we hung out in shop
the whole crew
cruising the internet
and ribbing each other

we were on the clock
with nothing left to do

it felt good
a nice change of pace

then I got called to the conference room
my boss met me outside the door

"this isn't going to be good"
he said

I walked in
two of the chairs were taken
one by an effeminate higher-up
and one by a woman I had never seen before

I knew what was going to happen
I had been through it before

they had their best sympathy frowns on

my boss was a good guy
a body builder
a gentle giant
who had clawed his way up
from our position
and went to bat for us
whenever he could

I knew he was the only one of the three
who actually gave a shit

who had a real frown

the other two
sat in their chairs

the chairs that had been set up
by myself

and the next guy they would call in
and the next

they handed me all the packets
I wouldn't read

we shook hands

and I left

I had done my job for the day

and they had done theirs

a little too well

© 2012 Lee Kitzis