Granny J

I mean a soul recovery and extraction?

I Worked In Ten Forward at Shoneys (By-Granny J)

I found a second job at Shoneys

"Salad Bar Attendant"? asks the computer

as I clocked in

I acknowledged..."yes"

I worked in ten forward at Shoneys

The salad bar compressors hummed and throbbed

like I imagine a giant star ship does

and I pretended I was streaking through space

at the speed of light

as I stacked dishes and wiped spills

The customers went round and round

Consuming cold and hot food

and soup and fruits

Sometimes I imagined they were ants

Come to a gigantic picnic

Sometimes...termites knawing away at the bar

My coworker sometimes jabbed the tongs quite roughly down into the food

and I reminded her to be gentle, not so angry

she scared the customers

(She looks a little like Olive Oil in the Popeye Cartoon)

When I carried a stack of plates or bowls

I cradled them in my arms

and imagine they were my babies...

I'd never drop my babies

When I told my supervisor

about my imaginings

he looked at me just like my

parents always use to do

one of those "join the real world" looks

no acceptance of "me" there

but he appreciates my work

even gives positive feed back

once a year..he's young yet

I worked in ten forward at Shoneys

and it felt like home...

smelled good when I walk in the door

It was painful by the end of a shift

But at least when there's pain

You know you're still alive

I worked in ten forward at Shoneys

It was wonderful exercise

That lettuce chopper works the whole upper body

and when I cleaned it with the spray hose

the steam helped my complexion

sure beats paying club exercise fees!

and Shoneys paid me!

I worked in ten forward at Shoneys

"Clock Out"? asked the computer

I acknowledged "yes", another shift done

I grabbed three suckers from the basket near the cash register

and headed on home

It took three suckers to suck my way home--

(After Note: I always thought it would have been nice if the computer had said "Welcome Granny J. Have a good shift" when I first checked in and said "Bye, be well and safe" when I checked out. Oh well, maybe next century.)

How do I get the Avatar picture out of 360 profile page to where it shows in that little box when I answer a question? Also, aren't there any gray haired Avatar pictures anywhere. The choices were so young and I'm a granny.

Can the walls and ceilings be redone to look like a house instead of a trailer?