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If We Just Disappeared

Every month he cuts and styles your hair
   She delivers your paper in darkness when you are not there

He mows your lawn and trims the grass' edges
   She plants your flowers and shapes the hedges

She vacuums your carpets and mops your wood floors
   She takes care of your children when you're out of doors

The barber, delivery person, landscaper and florist
   The cleaning lady, child care specialist, and so many more of us

We take care of what you're too busy for throughout the year
   What would life be like without us if we just disappeared?

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Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 9/4/2018 12:57:00 PM

Ah yes, the invisibles of the service industry. As a bike courier I could move virtually unseen through a white collar world. I could tell so much about someone by whether or not they would make eye contact, how they would treat me. Your poem as light as it is potent. I always offer a smile, for the judge, for the begger, for whomever meets my eyes. xomo

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib
Date: 9/4/2018 10:29:00 PM

Rubber side down my friend.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 9/4/2018 8:01:00 PM

Yes, one feels invisible... I was on a bike exclusively between ages 39 - 44. Although I was unseen, I myself got to really, really see the "human comedy" in all its agony and ecstasy...Your comments brought the experience flooding back. Thanks, Mo!!