please press ‘0’ if you wish to speak to an underpaid clerk
who is studying philosophy part time
please be careful
please have a seat
PLEASE FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT
please refrain from smoking at this time (heroin is just fine)
please complete your timesheet by end of day
please make sure you have all your belongings with you
please make sure your ID is visible at all times
please continue to hold the safety bar at all times
please get undressed from the waist down
please ensure all baggage is stowed
and your personality is in an upright position
please keep to the left
please keep the left from being too right
please ensure you have your ticket
please pay at the parking station
PLEASE DISREGARD ALL PREVIOUS PLEASES
please stop trying to please everyone
please make sure all abstract art is hung upside down
please continue to hold the chicken between your knees
please don’t worry about it, it’s nothing at all
please forward this message to your team
please face forward
please face the wall and put your hands on your head
PLEASE WATCH YOUR HEAD
please watch the time
please watch your watch
please follow the guidelines
please continue to hold and take a deep breath
please guide yourselves towards the exit at the end of the show
please show them out
please know there is no pleasing them
please ensure your existence isn’t left behind
please try again at reincarnation
please
please
PLEASE CONTINUE TO HOLD
Christian McPherson is a poet and novelist. He lives in Ottawa with his wife and their two kids. He has written a bunch of books including, The Cube People, Saving Her, and My Life in Pictures. If he isn’t out walking his dogs, he is usually sneaking off to the movies.