by mcradloffPlatteville, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 2014 695 Views 12 comments
A Franklin and a Lincoln
A Franklin and a Lincoln
That's the money I had extra over a year ago
Benjamin Franklin equals 100 dollars
Abraham Lincoln equals five dollars
Some people are still waiting to get hired on
They don't get the extra money I do
They deserve to have a Benjamin and a Franklin too
There are a lot of people out there not getting a fair shake
They are let go with no fault of their own
They have to start over again and again as companies play their games
If we keep an employee on too long it will cost us a lot of money
If we can keep hiring new employees then we will make a pile
Where does all this money go?
Who is cashing in at the expense of these poor souls?
So I made some extra money
Big deal
I missed my rest
I missed my video gaming and dvd watching
I missed my peace and quiet
All for a Franklin and a Lincoln
That's the money I had extra over a year ago
Benjamin Franklin equals 100 dollars
Abraham Lincoln equals five dollars
Some people are still waiting to get hired on
They don't get the extra money I do
They deserve to have a Benjamin and a Franklin too
There are a lot of people out there not getting a fair shake
They are let go with no fault of their own
They have to start over again and again as companies play their games
If we keep an employee on too long it will cost us a lot of money
If we can keep hiring new employees then we will make a pile
Where does all this money go?
Who is cashing in at the expense of these poor souls?
So I made some extra money
Big deal
I missed my rest
I missed my video gaming and dvd watching
I missed my peace and quiet
All for a Franklin and a Lincoln
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Posted: Jun 2014
About this poem:
Worked another mandatory overtime day today. I would much rather just put in my forty and be done with it. Actually I rather win the lottery and not have to put up with it at all.Poems entered on these pages are copyrighted by the authors who entered them. They cannot be reproduced without the author's written consent. © Copyright 2001-2024. All rights reserved.
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Comments (12)
They deserve to have a Benjamin and a Franklin too… For sure, everyone deserves to earn a living wage and, hopefully, those still waiting to get hired will find work. And, undoubtedly, There are a lot of people out there not getting a fair shake. It will take the consumer (who wants things but is not willing to pay a fair US-labor-market price) and the corporations (who want US workers to compete with workers from other countries with lower standards of living) to join forces to improve the lot of all of our citizens. If only there were A Franklin and a Lincoln to lead the way. Thanks for sharing.
Hang in there...life has a habit of changing so fast...fingers crossed you have some luck in lottery
Martina xxx
Big deal
I missed my rest
I missed my video gaming and dvd watching
I missed my peace and quiet
All for a Franklin and a Lincoln
That's what I am talking about!
Mike xxx