Starting Over From the Bottom--Trying To Work Back Up Again
when all is lost
it hurts depending on family and friends
stuck starting over from the bottom
trying to work back up again
...
with all my past experience
and for a man of my age
being forced to work a kids position
and must settle for miminal wage
i've worked all over the country
done almost everything
high positions--high salaries
now i must live below my means
now im out here hustling
doing all types of odd jobs
pawning everything-hauling straps
whatever it takes not to rob
you would think with all my talent
my resume would speak for itself
but now i realize how relevant
that i must take whatever job that left
and everyone i seen going up
was still movin up on my way down
did'nt think i'd ever be down on my luck
that's why it;s so hard to get off the ground
humm all those so called friends
that i thought had my back
could'nt be found no-where when
i need them to take up some slack
but i geuss the inflation hit everyone
so i really cant get mad
just need to stop sitting here pondering
bout all the good jobs i had
for none of that really matters now
what i'd gathered at the end
is im stuck starting over at the bottom
trying to work my way back up again
Copyright © Robert Walker | Year Posted 2011
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