A Walk Poem By Jamie Torres
Ok, ready in a minute
but feels like hours from now
Gotta get their utensils before I greet them
Oh joy!
They’re ready to order
Oh,
Nope
They’re not
But only I know it
They don’t know it
They’ll never know it
And now they’d like me to stand here
While they figure it out
“I’ll give you a minute”
“No, we’ve got it, just hold on”
I can see Brianna coming my way
She’s got mozz sticks and the spinach dip
Probably for my two top
Of two teen boys watching Tennesse Titans
I doubt they’ll order anything else
Just an excuse to sit and watch
God I’m so behind.
When I get home,
I gotta remember to charge my laptop
And take off my makeup
I always forget my makeup
It’s not good for my pores
Okay, the table in front finally knows what they want
I think
I hope
Great!
A two-for-twenty boneless wings and chicken tenders and ribs
“I’ll put that in right away!”
They didn’t specify If they want the platter
or the basket
So I’m giving them the basket
It’s more food
for more money
and hopefully a higher tip
No one ever reads the menu
Sometimes that helps
Sometimes it doesn’t
“There’s bacon on this and I can’t eat bacon”
Well if you actually read the damn menu
You’d where it says “bacon topping.”
Now time to run my bar drinks
Oh god is there a lot
I want to try this Tipsy Sunset sometime
But not now, not when Dom’s on the bar
He’s a terrible bartender
I’ll wait for when Erin is on
I’m gonna have to clean the woodies soon, aren’t I?
Gross
Cheers from some guests and booing from others
All focused at the TV
Maybe the Jets scored?
Or maybe the ref called a penalty?
Or got body-slammed?
By Eil Manning or whoever
Back in the kitchen my food’s up ready for one table
But I came to get drinks for another
Guess the Pepsis can wait
Out the kitchen again
And look I’ve been double sat
Great! Thanks, hostess
Family of five is gone
They paid and went
Hostess tells me
That the family told them
They left the tip on the table
Let’s see
Bill was $210
They left $35
A little less
than 18%
Close enough
Good god
Will the manager just cut me already?
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