This One Man

Is man a fool?
Fool for who?
Who is he?
He is nothing
Nothing at all
All his life
Life is a struggle
Struggle for something
Something to eat
Eat for what?
What his body needs
Needs he never meets
Meets nothing but troubles
Trouble everywhere
Everywhere he goes
Goes to work
Work for people
People in the offices
Offices they built
Built from his sweat
Sweat from the inside
Inside gets sick
Sick, until he is dying
Dying, dying and dying.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 6/6/2020 10:45:00 PM
Ndubuisi, Life is like a taxi: its meter keeps on ticking away whether you are going somewhere or just sitting still. Perhaps life is really quite simple; it is we who complicate it. Stay safe and fair well.
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