Ready and Willing To Work

The job search continues, though unemployment has run out For me, accepting a government handout set a precedent If only the largest corporations are to qualify for bailouts Then I’d like to shake up Washington and run for president Not of the United States, no, I don’t want Obama’s job But I’d like to take the reins of a business with some courage To refuse taxpayer money like Ford, not GM on the rob Like the public, I’d heal corporate wounds with my own bandage Now I fill my hours volunteering for various causes Senior centers and children’s groups show appreciation Operating in the red, they are used to accepting losses And in my heart I receive a different type of compensation