1
I hear things
man was not meant to hear
and even one time
garbled through the door vent
for sure I think
a compliment
about my vocabulary

2
A woman from legal
sings in there
her voice a series
of trills and notes
echoing off the tile
a nightingale song

One time I told Bob from IT
Come by and listen
and he heard it and said
Does she start
before or after
she flushes?

She must've heard us
giggling like schoolgirls
because after that
she never sang again

3
I have often considered standing as the door opened
and as some woman walked out I'd point to my watch
and then look at her with eyebrow-high disapproval

4
One time there was splashing
and loud unladylike laughter
after a half hour
three women filed out
ignoring me

5
In the men's room
Mr. Kelper the old guy
will have a whole conversation with you
while you sit in a stall

6
The nightingale began singing again one June
and this time
when she came out
I stood up
and applauded

She called me
a jackass