"How's it going with Echo?"
Asks Todd.
"Good. I'm going with the flow."
Replies Spiky.
"Good.
You'll have to have some patience with her,
And keep her on track.
She can go off topic and won't get back."
"I noticed. Ah, how do I tell her
I can edit on my own?
Negotiating with her on each edit
Is taking a lot of time,"
There, she said it.
"She was like that with me too.
It helps if you assign her tasks.
She'll feel helpful,
Though she might not do them.
Again, you'll need to be patient."
It's not like before,
Crying at the train station.
Spiky will take this any day.
"Okay, I'll let you know if anything comes up."
Before hanging up, Todd adds,
"Is she doing alright?
She's not any worse is she?"
"From what I can see,
She's the same.
She keeps saying
It happened after she got sick."
"Yeah, it actually started before.
Text or call if there's anything more.
Bye."
Note: Updates every Friday! If this is the first poem you're reading in To be a Straw Hat, the story starts from the Prologue.
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To be a Straw Hat
PoetryA young woman graduated from college and has no idea what to do with the rest of her life. No one will hire a nobody with no experience and a lot of time on their hands. Spiky (her nickname), tries to find her way in life while many odds are stacked...
