Ashland Woods Morning

Ashland Woods Morning
The Clever Innocence

Friday, February 10, 2012

Arthur's Garbage Man (Hanover Recycling)

ashland
what are you going to do today in ashland?
ashland coffee & tea
No, starbucks!
arthur's mind is strong
can't recall first job in Baltimore
you got a foodlion card?
Arthur says:
"minimum wage is good money"
400 dollars on the 30th & 15th
sorting paper
news print
office pack
white
hurt my back
choose a screw
joey's tools
indestructible
gloves
goggles
fore-arm guards
tyrone's tools
computer parts
pieces to disassemble
wires,aluminum,metal,motherboards,harddrives & plastic
a big magnet
to pick-up little screws
break-time 9:55
cigarette
lunch-time 12: 00
2 cigarettes
nice work if you can get it
quitting-time 2:00
drive home on ashcake
home to eat
peas & beans
5 days
work
sleep by 11:00
wake-up at 7:00
do it all over again
time will tell
tell me if it's for me
assessment
ass-ess-ment
a dawning
on my disability
day light
shone on human kindness
these people are apart of my
consciousness
aware of what work is
my sore back told me




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