I Done Goofed. Poem by Jeff Taylor

I Done Goofed.



I done goofed and made a mistake
when I failed to wash my hands at the place
that I work, and a customer saw me place
a pork tenderloin in the fryer naked.

I done goofed when I made the choice
to lose my mind and forget my words
and chose instead to let the pills in
and let them make all the decisions.

I done got it wrong indeed
and I think you deserve an apology
because, in the end, it was an honest mistake
sometimes, it seems, I just don't think.

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: mistake
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I had an experience tonight. At the end of my shift in the kitchen, a woman called in a asked me to make her 5 pork tenderloins. I was trying to clean up and get out of there, and in my haste I failed to wear gloves while I threw her fritters in the fryer. Sure enough, when I came out of the back room, I heard her complaining to the my co-worker that I had been touching stuff without gloves on. There is more in this poem than that, but the gist of it is that sometimes, we just don't think.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kelly Kurt 29 June 2016

Especially when we are in a hurry and or anxious to move on. Not the end of the world but a learning experience. We will never be perfect but we can mitigate errors with a bit of extra patience and thought.

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