Our touchscreen

vending machine

offers a hand-picked selection

of the shortest

and finest 

poems for experienced

high school teachers

transitioning into a new profession.

Simply pick one of the four

available options (a-d),

available in any of the following

unique 

flavor combinations:

a. fried onions with ground cumin, (SOLD OUT) 

b. oat and stevia double-cappuccino, (SOLD OUT)

c. 85% dark chocolate and turmeric,

d. garlicky broccoli stir-fry. (SOLD OUT)

Once you have picked your flavor of choice,

select one of the following topics (e-j):

e. They don’t know how to sit still

f. They don’t listen to instructions

g. Instant gratification or instant stimulation, NOW

h. They don’t want to learn how to be bored

i. Multiple screens for sensory overload

j. Change in attitudes about high school teaching?

Press the red button

to confirm your

selection,

to have it printed

on recycled rice paper.

Be sure to collect it 

at the bottom

in the delivery bin

and to stand as close as possible 

to the payment terminal screen.

A dedicated member of

our staff 

will be happy to read out 

your selection

with feeling

and in real time

before you gulp it down.

For your convenience,

he sits comfortably crammed

inside a tiny metal box,

from 8 to 4 only,

unchained,

having willingly signed a contract,

where the actual working conditions

are not explicitly stated for reasons unknown.