They Say He's a Loser
They say he’s a loser. What do THEY know?
The snobs he works for know nothing at all.
He’s common and some people think he’s slow.
Dyslexia put around him a wall.
The teachers felt kids slow to read were dumb.
But he could fix things, and wow, he could sing!
Did anyone offer him even one crumb
of opportunity for anything?
He works outside and comes home to a wife
gritty, but feeling that he’s doing fine!
His wife, job, small house and kids are his life.
The wealthy on the hill don’t even shine!
They drink or pop pills for their void to kill.
The “Loser” has hours of sweetness to fill.
April 26, 2023
Withdrawn from the contest as this is not what the sponsor meant us to write about.
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2023
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