job

they worked for me

a boy and a girl

for just a brief time

I didn’t sign their paychecks

but I was their supervisor

pouring what I knew

into them

she was tall and slender

all legs, long hair, and sass

he was more compact

with dark looks

and shoulders

broad enough to lean on

I listened to their problems

shared some of mine

fighting for their rights

standing between them

and upper management

over a decade between us

but we fit together fine

the three muskateers

though pirates was our theme

a crew of artists three

had I met them sooner

things might have been different

we had five months together

that time

was a gift

I loved them both

with all my heart

we kept in touch

even after I moved on

and left the work to them

a team well trained

my job there

done

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