Stacy

she’s seen Raiders of the Lost Ark
nine times
but that doesn’t stop her
from going again
it’s pure escapism she says
and you don’t ask from what
the men she deals with are boys
doing one sick routine
after another
and she indulges them
at the store
and at work on the EMS
handling stretchers and pints of blood
she knows they’re all crazy
and sometimes wonders if she is too
and though she tires of it occasionally
she does find it amusing often enough
to let it pass
like the jobs
that she doesn’t take seriously
yet she does so well
she surprises herself
even Mike
like Steve like Gerry
thinks her attitude is excellent
and Stacy lets it roll
she’s irreverent at best
at worst she’s telling dead baby jokes
she sees the humor in everything
so she can’t help smiling
as living goes on around her
she’ll survive the craziness
because she was born to rise above
and as she rises
she’ll shake her head
try to hold back the smirk
and watch it go
with an appreciative eye