Just a Worker
Spent a life in darkness
Breathing poison
For bread and butter, for his family,
for energy, for you American you
Just a worker, Just an item, replaceable in the eyes of Massey
Not worth the trouble to spend some profits on
His life and safety ain’t worth a dime
Is that true America, is it true?
Just a worker, gone forever
Massey will find others to take his place
to dig the mines , for bread and butter, breathing poison
for you American you
for you and his family, darkness and poison, danger and death
for you American you

©2010, Rochelle Gordon