Andrew Chenevert
Haiku from Behind the Ice Cream Counter

i

the hours empty
minds or freezers depending
on the day's weather

ii

no one comes in so
I can't build to a rhythm
of caring for them

iii

the register sticks
and I explain awkwardly
that change will take time

iv

my job requires
me to be subservient
to the rude children

v

packing pints is hard
I make dramatic faces
garner sympathy

vi

what I want the most
is an opportunity
to prove I'm human

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Andrew Chenevert is studying creative writing at Lesley University. His poems have appeared in Commonthought magazine. In March 2013, he began serving as a workshop moderator for the Boston Poetry Union.

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