Please Hold
Walked into a door frame and battered my shoulder
Felt I’d done battle with some kind of boulder
I thought I’d need more than a dollop of ointment
So I rang the doctor to book an appointment
The clock told me it was fifteen after nine
And kling klangy muzak assaulted my mind
It took a few minutes but then I was told
My call was important… please hold
At one point she said I was eighth in the queue
I watched a fly circling for something to do
Don’t say I’m important and then make me hold
Just answer my phone call before I get old
At thirty five minutes a strange sudden silence
Left me inclined towards uncontrolled violence
My mood was nosediving my demeanour, black
I splatted the fly when the muzak came back
I grumbled as I felt my impatience climb
And pulled out my finger nails one at a time
And as a makeshift agitation reliever
I bashed my own head with the handheld receiver
Well maybe my call’s not important but then
She told me it was… again… and again
I got really angry, I felt at a loss
And then I said I’m gonna show her who’s boss
So when a voice said, “Can I be of assistance?”
I answered, “No,” with a spiteful insistence
I slammed the phone down and it jolted my shoulder
My wife grinned and said, “Well, that really told her!”
[The average wait for an answer when calling
my doctor’s surgery is 45 minutes]
Copyright © Terry Flood | Year Posted 2022
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