Man's Appreciation of Man 2

Try this on for size, we'll all exchange jobs, Having new tasks just might teach us respect? What of a career as an engineer? or a clerk whose books are suspect? (without cause) A starter, try serving as a fireman No, change spots with somebody’s chauffeur. Work the fac’try lines, labor in the mines, swap posts with a president’s go-fer. (without pause) Keen understanding of what this world needs - Skills that bless a people so diverse? Though there’s no guarantee we might come to see our livelihood could always be worse. (you could get fired) Look at yourself - a struggling artist. Imitate the sweetness of a bar maid. Be a kids’ teacher maybe a preacher. Pause to wonder how their bills get paid. (do they get tired?) Value the career of mother/housewife Interceding among five children - quints! Trade jobs with a cook who’s writing a book. Some vocations need a seventh sense. (or just plain gumption) Now what if we size up occupations Go out and find someone worthy of praise? Our motivation -- ap-pre-ci-a-tion for the world of people who fill our days. (make no assumption) written November 27, 2012 People Poetry Contest, Richard Lamoureux