Death of a Telephone Salesman

He died young
   after making multiple phone calls
Sometimes he had to beg 
     the professionals he called
However, his totals were high enough
 so thsy didn't fire him 
I, too made plenty of phone calls
    Banging my brains out 
for sales   
A couple of us bot in touch 
with the union
  The union people laughed 
when we said 
   We were working for 
a business publisher
  and wanted to unionize 
He's dead now 
    His life was marijuana smoke 
      and telephone calls 
There was one guy there 
     who wrote newspaper articles 
Should have written 
   about the death of a telephone salesman
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Maverick Avatar
April 19, 2012 at 7:59 AM
I feel there is a lot of true to life memories "rolled up in this one" Matthew..) sometimes the byproducts of life seem to get a life of their own..) enjoyed the read my friend..)
Dietrich Avatar
April 16, 2012 at 11:11 PM
Is this the poem you wanted me to read. I really like this one. I like ones like this, which are character studies!
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