This poem was originally published in Art With Words and the reference to Mr. Greenspan was made prior to his retirement.

A Good Reason to Go To Work
Dan Johnson
© 2004

A quiet moment before the day begins
Gives pause and thought to what will,
And what could have been.

I liked what I did yesterday,
But sadly, yesterdays don’t count
When the boss asks, what’d you do for me today?
I say
I towed the barge,
I baled the hay,
I drove the rails,
Man I broke my back today!
So you could get another day richer

I paid my taxes,
I paid too much for overpriced gas.
I paid for three others to have prescriptions
But couldn’t figure from which funnel
Your rent money would pass

The trickle down economy
Was supposed to trickle down to me,
Seems it really wasn’t a trickle after all,
More like an occasional drop.
It’s too bad the trickle down economy
hasn’t figured where it should stop.

Your trick has turned to a drip,
when I go for a sip…I discover,
It’s all dried up.

Now Mr. Greenspan wants to cut the deficit,
But his plan has a flaw,
He wants to cut social security which according
To my short and long range plans, just doesn’t fit.

Boss called me in his office, had this to say,
"Orders have fallen, production is down,
And by the way,
Cut backs again,
Friday is your last day."

Dan Johnson