Unappreciated Art

Unappreciated Art (PMvi)

The case, two cases over from him

near the door

was always full of flyers.

The guy on Friday had decided

to do the guy a favor

and help him out on a

Monday.

They were stacked very neatly in

the slots

largest to smallest,

all different colors.

The bright red of Super Fitness,

nestled close to orange

Pizza Pizza coupons

with a generic green in the

middle,

an advertisement for a new

dentist in the neighborhood,

free cleaning with initial

examination,

not including x-rays.

The woman on the front had

a huge smile on her face

and the biggest, whitest

teeth you have ever seen.

Truly a compelling reason to

visit this dentist,

like she would be there!

He admired the case for a

while,

enjoying the colors, the patterns

and mathematical symmetry like

a huge unfettered

kaleidoscope.

He passed it by and moved to his

own desk,

coffee in hand and the burdens of

Monday

already feeding on his beaten brain.

He noticed the other carrier entering

after a weeks holiday,

he waited to watch his reaction

as he saw the beautiful design

left by his replacement.

He took one look and his bag

dropped to the floor.

For fuck sakes, he heard

and he watched as flyers

were picked out of the slots

and tossed onto the floor.

They blew in the slight breeze

and landed mish-mash on the

floor surrounding the desks.

He didn't stop until he had

removed all the offending pieces

of paper,

then he picked up his bag and

walked out.

The patterns and design had

been altered,

organization had been lost but he

still recognized the beauty of the

paper,

like fallen leaves scattered on

the grass,

followed by the look of bewilderment

on the supervisor's face,

as he came to check on

the ruckus.

MCC