by Mary Kathryn Morgeneier
Security Guards were on the march
Telling people to pack their stuff
The rest of us watched in fright
Like involuntary new paratroopers
Never imagining we would be here
Waiting anxiously on the jump flight
Surprisingly, few scream as they fall
They say some made it safely to ground
I wait my turn and try to stay cool
Until the next layoff comes around
Sure hope the chute opens when I pull
Will I enjoy floating into freedom?
Mary Kathryn Morgeneier from Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, has been published in TrendMad and Poet's Review. She is co-host with Joseph D'Orazio of the Phoenixville gathering of Mad Poets Society on the first Tuesdays of the month at Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville
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