Postmodern Post Office Etiquette
“Is there anything inside the package
that is liquid, fragile, perishable, and potentially hazardous,
such as a lithium battery or perfume?” asked the postal clerk.
“A letter for ISIS,” joked the elderly custoer.
“Do you know there’s a camera recording you?
Police could be waiting for you outside,” said the clerk.
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Powerful vignette Gaby. We were warned times were changing but we were never warned about this!
The irony is that the clerk’s chilling response to the little joke is evidence of the success ISIS is having in eroding public trust, privacy and the rest. A powerful poem!
Yikes! Have a nice day!
Jealous that I didn’t come up with this first. Wonderful.
I feel sorry for the clerk who is too uptight to recognize a joke when she hears one!! Or maybe she just didn’t joking about ISIS funny. Either way, it’s chilling. Good poem!!
I feel sorry for the clerk who is too uptight to recognize a joke when she hears one!! Or maybe she just didn’t think joking about ISIS funny. Either way, it’s chilling. Good poem!!