I so wanted to impress my boss

If he just knew me better I’d get a promotion

I wanted him to know that I cared

Then my chance came

His twin brother died

The funeral was Saturday

I’d be there

I arrived quietly

Greeted a few people

Let a few fake tears fall

It was an open casket

I waited for my chance

I leaped at the casket screaming

‘Oh Bobby how could you have died….you’re too young’

I was weeping and tugging at his limp body

‘You can’t be dead, it’s just not possible’

And I started trying to get the body out of the casket

‘Come on Bobby, hold me and dance a little’

I was dragging him around

My boss would certainly know me now

He would be impressed at my dedication to his loss

Someone grabbed me, choked me actually

Which I thought was little heavy handed

It’s not like I was going to hurt Bobby

They pulled me to the back of the room

Everything quieted down and they returned Bobby to the coffin

I told them I was okay and settled

I noticed my boss looking at me

That was a good sign

Just as everything quieted again

I jumped up

Ran to the coffin

Threw an older woman down as she was in my way

I found out later it was his grandmother

And I started again

I screamed

‘Bobby..you can’t be dead’

I pulled the coffin off its stand

It fell on me with a loud crash

Once again I thought I was roughed up more than necessary

I was finally escorted out of the funeral home

I was fired on Monday

And then I realized my mistake

His name was Robbie

Not Bobby

No wonder they got so upset

I’ve always been a weak when it comes to details