The voice over the intercom at the end of the fast food line <br />Goes into her hi light litany of: <br />"Would you like to try a … … today? " <br />The voice melodious, enthusiastic, confident, energetic <br />I reply with almost no inflection: <br />"No. Two burgers off the value menu and a glass of water - please." <br />Her voice drops two octives and repeats the order. <br />Napoleon at Waterloo. <br />Youth learning a limit to its powers.<br /><br />Bill Grace<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/from-a-fast-food-line/
