raising the spirits.

a pay raise
always brings better days
being in a poverty phase
puts me in a gloomy haze.
although i'm under-paid
at least i've got it made
rough oceans i have wade
and through worse times i have stayed.
we may not always be appreciated
our tummies will not always be satiated
but at least my union has negotiated
a salary that is totally overrated.

i've been at this job exactly 2 years as of yesterday. the longest-held job i've had.
i don't get paid enough for this. but at least i can write poetry to bitch about it.