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Dr Peter Lim
Poems
Jun 2018
BALLAD OF A WORKING MAN
The day is sweating work
the night is restless worry
mortgage is oppressive
the kids are hungry-
taken on a second job
though the pay is paltry
borrow from loan-sharks
they charge 50% interest annually--
my wife is a washerwoman
from a very poor family
she labours without complaint
she's My Fair Lady-
when I'm sad and lonely
I learn to write poetry
my friends say I write badly
and I reply: But it makes me happy!
Written by
Dr Peter Lim
M/Victoria, Australia
(M/Victoria, Australia)
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