it is extremely important

when you make a fried cheese sandwich with a hole in it for an egg

that you make an additional

tiny fried cheese sandwich with the bread from the hole
it is extremely important

not to fire me from my job for weeping
if you are my mother

it is important

not to talk in that tone
if you fire me from my job for weeping

you should not owe me six thousand dollars 
if you are a cat you should get out of the bin,

you should not lick my muffin
if you are a possum you should not

dance the polka on my roof, you should not

vent your cruise-ship steam turbine
if you are an employment office

you should answer your phone
if you are a neighbour you should not have any friends
if you are the sky you should bathe me in delicate light
if you are an occupational rehabilitation provider

you should not ask me how I am

if you are going to panic