We all begin in our own
way
with a bottle of spray
and a rag
clean the desk as if
to serve
and create our happiness
become a golden apple.
Danny P. Barbare works as a janitor at Greenville Technical College where he attended. He often reads his poetry to the English classes. His poetry has appeared locally, nationally, and abroad. He has poems forthcoming at Rutgers and California State University. He resides with his family in the Upstate of the Carolinas.