The orderly afforded me a nice smile
From the name tag clearly named Kyle
Crows feet said he’d been around for a while
Outfits he wore no longer in style
Short staffed so to do list looked more like a pile
Some pittied him and said – “denial”
To them he gave raspberries and crocodile grins
Their own life too dim to see the shape his soul was in
No next of kin
So his clients and friends got the best of him
A little rest, then trim all the hedges
Only the crazy know where the ledge is