| The Wayside's End |
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| The dark days clouded in my mind because of trust in human kind And when it faltered this trust of mine To which I gave to human kind It all but destroyed who I was Is truth and justice but the cause? Yes! For when I gave my all and it took the best of me My injured body could not perform with perfect harmony They left me by the wayside our laws said that's okay Because you can do something there's no price for them to pay Although there is but half of me no job that I can find They left me by the wayside with little left behind For when it comes to factory it's profitable for them to gain No matter who or what it costs the outcome is the same Yet will they remember from where or whence they came Who got them where they are today, the man, the work, the pain Don't leave us by the wayside we've much yet to give We trusted and we toiled for you just to survive and live And when each day is over and your counting up the cost To all the dollars that you've gained and all the dollars that you've lost Will you remember in human form the bodies lost and won To what the cost of human kind and harm that you have done Truth and Justice where are these among the lives of men Are they merely a tender hearts dream to be left by The Wayside's End? |
| This is not ment to be implied to any particular work area.. all work areas have injured workers.. It is from this that this poem came about..We must NOT forget our responsibilities as a society to have laws to protect us and our loved ones. Our laws today are changing and in that we must all keep a watchful eye to protect our children and childrens children. Please always take time to vote and be a part of our ever changing laws.. We do and can make a difference |
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