String Cheese
Jenne Travers

String cheese
and a peanut butter granola bar
grace the surface of my desk
for that I am glad.
The good luck kitty here
raises her paw and assures me
that the joy and contentment
I have been feeling are true
they are allowed to be felt.
They who work here
pass to and fro,
discussing the Red and Blue
question the lack of variety
in free coffee provided.
One warns me the supply is near depletion.
I rise, refill their caffeine addiction.
As I settle back into my daily workload,
I unwrap the string cheese,
eating it with a satisfying grin and a sigh.