IT DOESN’T PAY, UNTIL THAT DAY

In this dog eat dog world
you have to be,
as tough as nails
for all to see.

Some rise to the top
at others expense,
stepping on their peers
leaving them broken and bent.

When you’re born with a heart
so soft and so kind,
it’s a struggle to make it
that’s what you will find.

You try to work harder
no time do you waste,
with the boss in or out
you keep the same pace.

You do an honest days work
an example for all,
when it’s time for promotion
you don’t get the call.

But him who was lazy
when the boss was away,
he gets the job
and double the pay.

Now where is the justice
for the one who deserved,
who did what was right
and was thrown a curve.










In this world out of balance
it just doesn’t pay,
to be nice and hard working
you won’t get your day.

But from His view up in Heaven
the tables are turned,
He watches your goodness
it’s the other He’ll spurn.

Your heart full of love
honesty and fair play,
will be your entry ticket
to Heaven one day.

Margaret Rose Larrivee
April 01, 2007