Sorting Things Out

I didn't even know they had noticed me,

but I guess they did.

They called me in--

on Monday morning.

There were two of them.

I wasn't sure who was higher up;

they both took their turns.

The one said, "Looking at your file, we see you like to sort things out."

"That's my area," I said.

The other said, "Well, we need someone who can get some things--

sorted out."

I asked, "What sort of things?"

The first one answered, "You know things... Down there."

I replied, "And you feel I'm the right one for this?"

Then the other said, "Based on your file, we see that you're a stick it --

together type."

So I said, "That's what I do; that's how you get things sorted out.

You stick things together. So how soon do I leave?"

"You already have. You're already there," they both answered.