Looking Back
Looking Back
(Always Give a Man More Than He’s Paying For)
Written: by Miracle Man
12-21-2019
Kissing up to someone is called kowtowing,
doing a super good job was enough I believed.
Not once in a lifetime was I ever seen bowing,
but I always tried to earn every dime I received.
Many times I have heard unsolicited praise,
this alone, looking back, makes me feel proud.
Not once in my life did I have to ask for a raise,
with a good work ethic I was always endowed.
I said what I thought not considering consequence,
and after thirty-two years I retired at fifty-six.
I was told my retirement didn’t make any sense,
and that I’d die early but the clock still ticks.
(I’m now eighty-one)
I retired as Senior Production Manager
with eighty- five people reporting to me.
Copyright © Tom Wright | Year Posted 2019
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