I was in a building
a reception hall
on a job

I went to take a shit
it wasn’t until I was done that I realized
there was no way to flush
no lever
no button
only a little motion sensor that was supposed to flush when I stood up
I’ve seen these before

I remember in 1990 when I first saw these at Space Mountain: Disney World
I was seven
& the novelty caught on
from where America puts its dream on the chopping block
But this one wouldn’t flush
It turns out that the management had to turn on the toilets with a special switch
but they weren’t authorized to do so at the time

So my turds floated there
dead and proud
And I thought as I looked at them
what a great shit-hole we’ve cut out for ourselves

[For A Good Time
Contact Poet:
Wes Heine
Infinigon3@hotmail.com]