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Hand Work Vs Head Work

Your leathery hands With hairs like a wolf's And nails disfigured Remind me of a figure Like the dew of the morning Is the sweat on your body With a thick repelling perfume Of salt water and fumes Day in day out Is your hustle and bustle Your huddle and muddle Aluta continua Some sit in seats pressing keys While the surly sun kisses your bald They work with their heads You work with your hands And they spend not as much your brawn They live in big mansions You live in big cartons 'Cause you've spent not as much their brain

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 4/28/2014 8:46:00 AM
The educated vs the uneducated...awesome write!
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Chidiogo Ibe
Date: 4/28/2014 4:47:00 PM
Thanks Pace
Date: 2/17/2014 12:50:00 AM
Dear Chidiogo: That's our real world of sheer paradox huh? Good read. Leon
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Chidiogo Ibe
Date: 4/28/2014 4:46:00 PM
Thanks Leon
Date: 2/17/2014 12:22:00 AM
Welcome to the site. I see you are relatively new here. Nice write contrasting the rich versus the poor.
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Chidiogo Ibe
Date: 2/17/2014 12:30:00 AM
Thanks Robert.
Date: 2/16/2014 4:01:00 PM
Very good, I like this a lot, well done. Take care, Richard
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Chidiogo Ibe
Date: 2/17/2014 12:30:00 AM
Thanks Rich

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