Monday, August 13, 2012
Mobility Viewed Fairly
The porch runs off the dining room at the club.
Four or five tables serviced by one waiter.
On the first shift, Stepin Fetchit; the second,
Hustling Mickey.
Mickey goes on to the junior college, university,
Medical. Interning in Anaesthesiology.
Stepin still fetchin.
Mickey's place is taken by Lilly White, a waitress
so pretty she'll snare a member.
Great! Part of the American Way. She’ll rule
The Dance Committee someday, origins
all but forgotten.
Labels: class, social mobility
