Scott Simpson · Poetry

The Burger King Girl

Use For Kindling · source pages 52, 53

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Source page 52

She knows you want cream, no sugar.

She says, have a good day, because

it’s what she says.

Source page 53

But today, you see her.

You pause. Look up. Say,

I hope your day’s good too.

She smiles like it’s

the first real thing she’s

heard all morning.

It probably is.