The Spark With No Light
Left school in December 1968
played truant from school on final day
but no thought to what I wanted to do
so hard to work out what's my way
My uncle was a qualified electrician
I got started as apprentice at his work
but a couple of years into this job
a problem arose that really stuck
A couple of times connecting up cables
caused a spark I was colour blind
then a year later failed city & guilds
so realised a new job will have to find
Well a spark I was not to be
having no light so couldn't shine
but got warehouse work next
so wasn't jobless it worked out fine
(Just some thought on my first job when leaving school those 50 years ago, can't believe it was so long ago.)
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