He tries to make ends meet
He tries to salvage pride
He tries to stay afloat
He tries to stay alive
He wears another layer
He eats what he can get
He makes do and he mends
He’s way beyond upset
He drinks if and when he can
He smokes the cheapest smokes
He eats the out-of-date
He’s just another bloke
He has no time for politics
He has no time for fancy
He has no time for poetry
He simply has no time
He dances in the past
He sees a loved ones smile
He wishes to go back
But all had been denied
So he grinds through every motion
He moves from day to day
He waits for death to take him
His final cruel cliche
4th May 2022