portrait of a usps postal worker

her name is caroline bull. caroline bull on the government-issue nametag, caroline written on masking tape stretching across her well-worn stapler. her countenance is, in fact, bullish. large eyes in an unmoving face with bristly hairs lining the upper lip. she thinks i'm mildly retarded at handling mail, but cracks a smile at the fact that i, like every other working class los angeles citizen, am not immune to the misfortune of a pay-by-mail parking ticket.