Dear Diary

Dear Diary, the crazies were out at work today,
I smiled a fake smile, wishing they'd go away.
They complain about prices and they whine just like fools.
I'm just a cashier, I don't make the rules.

They tell me they think our prices too high.
Sure I can control that, ya, when pigs fly.
They tell me about all their aches and their pains
And could I please hurry up, as they bang with their canes.

They ask the price of every item I scan
Hoping there's a mistake, it's part of their plan
To prove that the stores are robbing them blind.
They scrutinize the receipt, just hoping to find

Any excuse at all to just throw a fit.
My tongue's always sore from where it's been bit.
When the full moon is nigh it gets even worse,
The strange ones get stranger, like under a curse.

Now don't get the wrong idea of just what I meant.
Dear Diary, it's only to you that I vent.
Yes Dear Diary the place is really a zoo,
But I love my job......so what can you do?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 4/12/2025 9:53:00 AM
I found this gem on the home page today and I'm so glad i did! I love poems like this that tell a story and use humor and irony, sarcasm and wit! A wonderful rhyming smile for the soul today! Thanks! Xoxo
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Date: 2/8/2011 5:19:00 PM
Great descriptiveness and rhyming. My three months working at Best Buy was very similar. That's why I walked out on them. You have just received my 1500th comment.
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Date: 7/12/2010 10:39:00 AM
Ha ha, serving the general public can sometimes be very challenging. Enjoyed your diary entry ~ Sharon :)
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Date: 7/9/2010 7:34:00 AM
great write
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Date: 7/8/2010 9:56:00 AM
Francine, you made me lol with this one, good one, love Wilma
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Date: 7/8/2010 9:39:00 AM
Nice one Francine, you made me smile with this one. You just seem to be in the firing line. Thank you for your always kind words >> James
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Date: 7/8/2010 8:07:00 AM
That's fun and so true. Like your rhyming, enjoyed reading you poem.
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