Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
By Elton Camp
Once she was a child and with great hope filled
Now only in her twenties, her very soul is chilled
Sheer desperation grows stronger with each day
To escape her dilemma, Daphne can see no way
Her husband who had been handsome and fine
To all of her needs, has become utterly blind
Sean continues to be periodically unemployed
It is with his wife that he gets terribly annoyed
He doesn’t make enough money to get by
Yet, to get a stable job, he doesn’t even try
“A hard worker is a thing that I’ve never been”
Sean apatheically tells his wife again and again
Even for food Daphne must scrape and ration
But Sean shows not even the least appreciation
But deals with her with ever-increasing contempt
When to cope with the situation she does attempt
Their young children, Daphne’s attemtion demand
She loves them, but they are ever right at hand
Her precarious health leaves much to be desired
For Daphne begins and ends her days too tired
For this family, what does the future hold?
This is a grim story that is yet to be told
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2013
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