Self Employed Poems

Lost inside

...I.
I stumbled down a corridor of screams,
Where shattered children claw at broken glass.
My temples bleed black rivers, thick with dreams—
Rootless thorns that pierce but never pass.

II.
I wa...

a hand cart and a ring

...A Handcart and a Ring 
 
A man I knew had a handcart and became self-employed
I often saw him in the town with a load of parcels and sometimes furniture
He was a contented man. 
One day, on his ...

Self Employed

...I don't get paid by the hour, 
I'm employed by a higher power, 
Blooming like a flower, 
Opening up to empower, 
It was never about the dollar, 
As I shower my world with wisdom, 
Breaking apar...

submitted to supreme court

...hostage

Trapped, falsely imprisoned, identity stolen, wages deprived, abuse of power, denied freedom
Unable to move and measured, no structure to enter, prisoner of war.
A movement of legal mone...

hedonism

...Hedonism 

There was a time when ships were hard to handle
a crew of thirty-four or more and boys of fifteen 
were employed to do the washing up after meals
and clean floors
A fraught time when...

Golden Years In the Golden State

...driving our kids west . . .
our past life vanishing in
the rear view mirror

I don’t recall many details about our move to California. My husband’s job had transferred him two states over to Cali...

The Taxman Cometh - the Lament of the Self Employed

...His knees shake, he's feeling weak
His hands tremble and he cannot speak
He got an email early afternoon 
It's tax time again - it's much too soon 

His accountant queries things long past 
But...

On the Picket

...The picket line’s a lonely place
With just two of you there
Fighting for a membership
That doesn’t seem to care.
Two members turned back;
Just two, no more.
Most of them slipped quietly in
Thr...

I Remember the Land

...I remember the land,  

I remember its people,  

They ways, the stupidity of 

Their mentality, I never came 

To heard of this term depression 

Until earlier on in life, 

I came to te...

When I Took the Highroad-

...I remember when I was a little younger I was thirty-one I was self-employed had my own business But being a child of God I choose to allow my thought process to change being a servicer clientele cust...

Wrong Turn

...High school times were lived with fun and ease
Other peoples opinions I didn’t care to please
Found friends who accepted me for who I was
Wanted to enjoy it, soak it up, it was love
Class became ...

Assaulted By the Boss

...Last week I was assaulted by the boss
Self-employed, I was probably into the sauce
Whatta ham I am
As serious as I can
No need for the cops, just got some minor flaws...

A Vendor's Life

...A Vendor's Life

At times, sleepless nights, 
 Filled with worry and fears;
 The life of a vendor 
Means laughter and tears.

Patience and perseverence
 Are essential and soon learned.
An ex...

A Traitor To Their Race

...When I see a black person go
and vote for a Republican,
I do not think I’ve seen a more
self-hating and disgusting man.
Do they not know of the struggle?
How can they even show their face?
They...

The Mp and the Gardener

...The MP and the Gardener

She works for an M.P. who claims expenses
Gardener cuts grass, digs ponds and mends fences
The MP gets much more than he really needs
The gardener digs a hole lovingly p...

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