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Day Labor

They said they wanted servers People to wait on others For tips and a wage No plans to move up the ladder Just a day to make some pay Makes you want to slit their throats In there bloated three piece suits Some middle management loser Who bought his clothes at Macy’s Is pulling rank and calling the shots He is just a puppet and a puppy For he is impotent Nothing but a stuffed shirt And dream of getting skirts I am out of luck and down on time So he becomes my boss It is his gain and not my loss For I want to excel to make the grade But this is a merry-go-round At the end of the day I am Just that… Day labor

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Kathryn Collins

Date: 8/5/2013 7:47:00 AM

A bit of cynicism yes? It does not fall on deaf ears. But what can I say about the empty suits who also need to make a living? When I see the day laborers on the corner waiting for a job, I can't help but think about their families, their children. love, kathy

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/5/2013 8:47:00 AM

Just a tad :) I think about the same things. We don't know how lucky we are to have been born in the USA. Peace, Kilmer

Skat A

Date: 8/3/2013 9:38:00 PM

it is deep, and awesome :-) ~SKAT~

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 2:19:00 AM

Thanks SKAT. I appreciate your kind words. Kilmer

Karen Anglesey

Date: 8/3/2013 10:45:00 AM

I share the same dim view of middle management losers in their bloated 3 piece suits...aint it just the pittiful truth...brilliant

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/4/2013 2:20:00 AM

Truth sure does hurt and depress. Kilmer

Cherie Thomas

Date: 8/2/2013 11:02:00 PM

Your fantastic!!! :0)

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/3/2013 1:46:00 AM

Thank you! It feels good to be appreciated You have always been so kind. thank you, thank you, thank you, love and peace kilmer

Laura Breidenthal

Date: 8/2/2013 8:47:00 PM

Wow, that is awesom that you try and write everyday. I have days when I won't write at all and then weeks where I just have a ton of ideas. I guess everyone is different. But hey, I liked reading this one. I think it has a good message. At the end of the day we are out doing what we do for mostly our benefit, not for the other. I like the second stanza best. Always, Laura

Stephen Kilmer
Date: 8/3/2013 1:49:00 AM

thanks Laura, we do whatever it takes to get buy. Sometime it ain't pretty. i have to write everyday to get the demons out; otherwise i spiral down into a world of darkness and pain. Kilmer