There Was A Kettle At Her Workstation There was a kettle at her workstation
and the computer was unplugged
in one day she was duly .… replaced
by a coffee and a mug.
It was so obvious .... to many
that she was no longer there
but it hurt her, nevertheless
that nobody seemed to care.

There was a kettle at her workstation
on her desk of several years
memories, sweated grime and hardship
laden sadly, with old tears.

As the day came when eliminated
from her job she'd worked so hard
finding now a porcelain kettle
desk space, feathery and tarred.

Juanita Tice Paulino