Working Man

Robbing Peter to pay Paul and

Earning my meager existence,

One day to the next.

Living paycheck to paycheck,

There must be a better way?

I resign myself to always

Being a monetarily poor man and

I must find my riches elsewhere.

I must content myself with

What I have and who I have.

My pleasures must be kept simple.

I do what I do and

I take my pride and my pleasure.

Perhaps I sleep easier than wealthier men?

Perhaps my pressing concerns are less?

My responsibilities are no less and

My labors are no less valuable.

I am truly my own man.