Clean! The Independent Janitor

Think 

positive 

says 

the 

janitor 

as 

it 

begins 

as 

a 

thread 

spreads 

light 

across 

the 

desks 

like 

a 

wet 

cloth. 

Always ready and 

  willing 

as if to never collect 

  dust. 

Oh! How I shine, as 

  if 

my reflection is my boss.

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Danny P. Barbare has recently been published in The Aurorean, Plainsongs, Ottawa Arts Review, Writer’s Block, Fredericksburg Literary & Art Review, among others. He attended Greenville Technical College. He lives in the Upstate of the Carolinas with his wife and family and small dog Miley.