You’re mad because the car broke down
The car you’ve always had
Your neighbor’s wife is fooling ‘round
Are things for you that bad
You hate your job, you hate your pay
Yet you’re still getting paid
There’s someone who won’t eat today
Perhaps you’d like to trade
You don’t dine out, your budget’s tight
New shoes would sure be neat
A wheelchaired vagrant needs a bite
That vagrant has no feet
Your kids are healthy, get good grades
They’re very rarely sick
You know someone that now has aids
What habits must YOU kick
A lady’s sick with bills sky high
And now she’s facing ruin
You’ve got a savings to get by
So tell me, “How you doin?”
About the Creator
Earl W. Pearl
I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.
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Before the last 6 months, I hadn’t written anything that wasn’t for my job or university for a number of years. I wanted to write more, I used to write all the time just for fun. I used to write poems and short stories that were just for me. I used to show them to certain members of my family but it was the process of writing them that I really enjoyed.
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Lol, I have no idea but I guess I'm surviving! Hope you're doing well! Loved your poem!
Great work! And I’m good! How are you?