TIRED LIFE BLUES
I've got no place where I can stay
Ain't got no bags, so I'm on my way.
To the boss man, I'm no use,
I'm sick and tired of being abused.
Well, I had nothing to offer
They had nothing to give,
So I beg to fill my coffers
And for the right to live.
Yesterday life seemed a breeze
Everything came to me with ease,
I was living on easy street
Then the carpet was ripped away
from 'neath my feet.
THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
About this poem
Another poem/song about the horrors of being working class in a fascist country, like Australia.
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Written on 1977
Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on August 28, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AAXX XXXXBBCAC XXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 462 |
Words | 92 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 9, 3 |
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