For to better himself in the World he does strive <br />And for him 'tis a battle just for to survive <br />Always short of money though he daydreams of fame <br />And 'True Battler' for him indeed seems an apt name <br /> <br />A battler is one you will find anywhere <br />There are plenty like him in the big World out there <br />Though life to them never does seem to be fair <br />They keep battling on in the face of despair. <br /> <br />From welfare to low paid jobs and from low paid jobs to welfare <br />The courage they display in the face of adversity rare <br />Their financial woes erode their sense of self esteem <br />To many life can be so cruel it does seem <br /> <br />A true battler to him hard times are nothing new <br />He is looking for work where jobs are so few <br />But the spirit of hope in him is far from dead <br />And he feels in his heart better times are ahead.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/true-battler/
