Savvy 14: Human For Hire

Cheap.

Will write.

Will J walk when you are in traffic. (Will not tap your hood).

Will rant with raised voice.

Will wax irreverent.

Will cause laughter.

Will offend.

Will not rebuke.

Will listen.

Will play. Will run. Will trip.

Will stop to watch your cat tap the window that you wash from the outside.

Will smile and wait for you to smile back.

Will be allergic to cats. Will hate them.

Will see you.

Will notice your child.

Will take in your beauty.

Will bless your life. Will appreciate your soul.

Will pick her nose.

Will run a yellow light.

Will pick up your litter. His, too.

Will, once only, pass a school bus without noticing the flashing lights.

Will hear you honk and wave in protest.

Will flush red.

Will lie awake in shame for worse. Wondering if there is worse.

Will touch your sleeve. Will ask for nothing.

Will ask for everything you cannot buy.

Will believe your story. Will doubt your love.

Will ask how you are. Will mean it.

Will help your mother affix the plastic top to her takeout coffee, before she knows your mother.

Will help you cross the street.

Will kneel beside her child's bed to listen to it breathe.

Will scream at her children.

Will stare at the walls.

Will laugh at herself.

Will solve your problems.

Will build a fire. Will light it.

Will promise candor.

Will deliver. Will deliver. Will deliver herself.

Will listen. Will sing Off-key.

Will make you feel

Well adjusted and bigger than you are.

Will make you feel

Clever.

Will make you feel

Like someone who matters

Will make you feel.


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(From the annals of "Oh no she didn't..." She posted the ad on Craigslist. Will let you know what happens).