So many people <br />Struggling every day <br />Trying to come to terms <br />With their loss of pay. <br /> <br />Lining the pickets <br />Hundreds of angry ex-workers, <br />Forced into poverty <br />By corporate greed and shirkers. <br /> <br />Trying in some way <br />To ease their pain <br />Every day they do battle <br />In Sunshine and Rain. <br /> <br />They just want their lives back <br />They don't want to fight <br />Or snarl at the others <br />Who ignore their plight. <br /> <br />Nobody wants to be hungry <br />Stressed, or poor <br />All people want <br />Is to have a front door. <br /> <br />A place to go home to <br />For their families to live <br />Kids to grow up <br />And parents forgive. <br /> <br />Arguments sparked by their loss of pay <br />Struggles to survive day after day. <br /> <br />Don't just walk past thinking <br />'thank God it's not me' <br />Say hello, lend an ear <br />Because one day it could be. <br /> <br />(C) Victoria Hughes August 2005<br /><br />Victoria Hughes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-strike/
