Blue Collar Honor

So many want only to decorate Over life, dapple in shiny paint From responsibility, they choose to excuse Their delicate hands from such a bruise They are irked, if asked to lurk In the murk of work They think they are owed a road That is freely breezy After all, it is easy To do what is easy To do what is hard Takes more regard Elbow grease ain't pretty But you need nitty-gritty To build a city It is not the starry-eyed seeker of fame Who is processing your insurance claim Or unclogging your drains, or growing your grains That sleek-cheeked, vainglorious movie star Isn't down at the garage, fixing your car Spare me the confetti and pompous flash My admiration is for those picking up my trash Let's cheer the truck driver and the cashier The factories and taxis that bring jobs here The blue-collar unions that creates careers From lessons of concessions during depressions A paycheck's a better bet Than esoteric expressions. 7/06/20