Making a living

 
this is what I want to do
for a living
sit on a bench
near the river
near the train tracks
near the highway
and listen

took half a sick day
to get some skin cancer
cut off my back
it took 6 mins
and I have hours to waste
so I found a bench
ate a BK burrito
drank an iced coffee
and watched the reflections
of cars off the Ohio
as they traveled on rt 51
across the river from me
splotches of white and red
zooming down the small ripples
starts and stops where trees grow
on the riverbank

I pulled my phone out
only to take pictures
orange flowers
a grinny in a drain pipe
the way the light shined
through the tunnel
that got me here

I listen to the way
cars echo
when under a bridge
animals scurrying
on the hill beside me
birdsong
the sudden train behind me

I’ll be heading to work soon
answering emails
and questions
interaction imminent
but I know
I could sit here
8 hours a day
5 days a week
and never once get bored
if only
someone would pay me