Selfish Employment

Once I was an alien because of family ties Once I was a sailor man Told recruitment lies Now I am a veteran with socialized security A part time postal carrier With attitude and purity I subsidize my poverty By working for myself In sickness and in health I am earthbound as an autumn leaf Blazing colors oh so brief Twisting madly in the sun Looking back at what's begun listing badly misting sadly hit a reef and come to grief Closed up again Just lost a friend