Janitor

I am 17 and a
Sometimes attendee
Of a Presbyterian Church,
I stop by on a Saturday to ask
The janitor if I can be of help.
He is old, Hispanic and wise,
He gives me a wide sweep
Broom to dust the hall
And I try to change
The cartridge at
The end of the
Long handle
Breaking a
Light
Fixture
With the
End of the
Long handle,
He says no problema
Because I was working
And accidents happen which
Strikes me as perceptive
Of how working should
Be rather than as it
So often is in life.
I finish the hall
And change
The light
Fixture
And start
On the next
Job he has for
Me to help him with,
He works in silence but
Smiling and happy in
His job and I think
I would like a job
That helps
Rather
Than
Hinders
Folks.
I later am
A transportation
Planner for Texas and
Teach history in
College at
Night,
I remember
To tell fellow state
Workers and my
Students that
Accidents
Working
Are no
Problema.