Brandy

I was hired

some years ago

(with a little help

from family)

for a job

I never wanted

or imagined.

As it turned out,

I could stomach

the work — despite

the sociopath boss

with a gift

for making money

and hating people.

My co-workers

were usually kind,

we seemed to be

on the same page —

you know,

because

of the sociopath

at the top.

I never got

nauseous

on my morning drive

to work.

Listened to the radio,

and when a song came on

that I liked —

one that brought me back —

like Brandy

"You're a fine girl

what a good wife

you would be..."

I'd sing along

in my car, alone

full-voiced:

"But my life, my love,
and my lady
is the sea..."

and consider

myself

lucky.