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IT WAS NEVER MY INTENTION TO BECOME SELF EMPLOYED
BUT LOOKING FOR A JOB SO LONG HAS MADE ME QUITE ANNOYED
MY CONFIDENCE WAS SHAKEN AND MY SELF ESTEEM DESTROYED
TILL I FINALLY FOUND MY LITTLE NICHE AND WORK THAT I ENJOYED

MY HOURS NOW ARE FLEXIBLE AND BENEFITS ARE GOOD
AND I WORK ALOT LESS HOURS THAN I EVER THOUGHT I WOULD
I FEEL A LITTLE GUILTY AND I GUESS I REALLY SHOULD
BUT I ONLY TAKE NECESSITIES AND MUCH LESS THAN I COULD

I TAKE ENOUGH TO JUST GET BY AND THEN THE JOB IS DONE
I KNOW IT CAN BE DANGEROUS BUT SOMETIMES IT IS FUN
I NEVER USE A WEAPON AND HAVE NEVER OWNED A GUN
CAUSE I WOULD NEVER HURT NO ONE I'D TURN AROUND AND RUN

BUT NOW I STAND BEFORE YOU JUDGE AND ASK FOR YOUR MERCY
AND IF WE COULD JUST PUT THINGS BACK TO HOW THEY USE TO BE
CAUSE I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE IF THEY HAD'NT FIRED ME
I KNOW I'M JUST A VICTOM OF THIS BAD ECONOMY

I WISH THOSE BOYS IN WASHINGTON WOULD GET UP OFF THEIR ASS
AND FINALLY WORK TOGETHER AND TO SHOW A LITTLE CLASS
TO HELP FIX THE JOB MARKET AND THE RISING PRICE OF GAS
SO GUYS LIKE ME COULD FINALLY SAY HARD TIMES ARE IN THE PAST

TO YOUNG FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
TO HEALTHY FOR DISABILITY
TO OLD TO WORK IN THE FIELDS                 "CHORUS"
TO PROUD FOR WELFARE
AND FREE HEALTHCARE
THATS THE REASON THAT I STEAL

 

Behind The Poem: 

Unemployment sucks!  But there are worse things.


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nedry47's picture

Excellent work!  Should be a

Excellent work!  Should be a song.

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