Working in the Big City

Sleepless nights and 70 hour weeks

Lethargic air conditioning and a bed that causes back pain

Too hot to walk outside

Too stressed to stay at home

The sight of the sunlight means it's time to call it a night

"can you cover today?" They ask half an hoer before opening

I rub my eyes and yawn, debating while I check my phone

"I'll be right there...what's in it for me?" I respond

Knowing I won't get more then my twelve dollars an hour

I can't afford the subway

Nor my health insurance

Not even the coffee that keeps me standing up