Rio: A Journal of the Arts

 

Allison Marlo Whittenberg

 

Day Job

 
After a night of therapeutic bottle and blunt passing
He wakes on earth at 5AM
In a bed that's past its prime
He goes to the airport in his overalls
Brandishing a handkerchief
He scrubs the thick plastic windows
With long handles brushes
He watches the jets take off
They move hot through the endless sky
With purpose