The Janitor

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March 14, 2012 by The Citron Review

by Danny P. Barbare

 

Mopping
my
way
down
that
long
hallway

I
start
alone
like
always

then
the
floor
shines

thanks
to
so
many
lights.

 

Danny P. Barbare resides in Greenville, SC. He has been writing poetry for 31 years. His poetry has appeared recently in Decades Review, The Camel Saloon, and Raven Images. He works as a janitor at a local YMCA. 

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