GOOD-BYE Y'ALL

(this was written as a departing farewell when I was an Insurance Adjuster in Atlanta, Georgia)

'Twas the day before the 28th
August, two thousand three
I sat back and listened
To the noise surrounding me.

Sandra was quiet as a mouse
And Julia was on the line
Mark's complaining "JEEZ LOUISE!"
Give him some cheese to go with his whine!

Kay was telling a Lawyer
She just could not see
How his client's head injury
Could mean replacing the knee!

Sherri Parsons was not at her desk
She'd gone to see Charlene
I overheard Char say aloud
"Sherri, that's NOT what I mean!"

As I visit the restroom
To try and straighten my collar
Faye Presley's telling everyone
"I got this dress for just a dollar!"

Joe's here and making his rounds
As I help straighten his tie
Rob arrives two hours late
"I was sooooo hungover I wanted to die!!!"

The sweet sound of silence
Cannot last for long
Greg's on the phone with Mr. Howard
"Sir, I ain't done nuthin' wrong!"

Bernice sits quietly working
As pretty as she can be
Erline has her nose to the grindstone
While I hurry off to pee.

John is on the Internet
Looking for news of the Jets
Where Mark's headed with the paper
Is everyone's best bet!

Edies's taking her Statements
As she can do so well
And Pam Barron's always settling
'Total losses' from Hell.

Linda's passing out coupons
A newlywed at last
Micky walks past for a visit
Says now she's going to 'fast'.

My desk is all clean and tidy
As I look all around
Suddenly it's too quiet
There is not one sound.

But tomorrow the phones will ring
As Insurance claims live on
Attorneys with their insane 'Demands'
Long after I am gone.

The faces all around me
I'll not ever forget
Some I hold in my heart
Since the day we met.

Y'all are welcome anytime
To come and visit me
'Blue Haven' will embrace you too
Beside the silvery sea.