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Working man


Sweat from a man's brow

Builds character among his peers

Income is a way

 

A briefcase cracks open

Files defined the work at hand

Income will provide

 

The ring of a phone

An army stands beneath this man 

Income's need has passed

 

The cry of a child

A life's work will no provide

We all work for another

 

 

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