job done
I had to leave –
never finished school
two months of A Levels
followed by 4 months
on the dole
two and a half years
nine to five in
an insurance office
pub at lunch playing darts
dozing away the afternoon
smoking cigs
until I got so bored
I had to leave -
travelled round Europe in
an orange VW Beetle
then another 2 years
unemployed with my UB40
in a Brighton bedsit
smoking dope and
dropping acid in
nightclubs deejaying and
drinking cans of Schlitz
in darkened basements
I had to leave -
travelled America
east coast Australia
and made it home in
time for dead end jobs
waiting for me
until marriage saved me
turned me into
Mr-stay-at-home-dad
and all that followed
the proudest day of my life
when my son texted me today
A*A*A
©Colsibabes 2015
raypool
Fri 14th Aug 2015 22:38
It just shows, Colin, the expectations are so much higher today- but wait? Was it really as bad as it sounds? There must always be impetus for a better future. I for one gave up a cushy job to be a down at heel musician..... Well done by the way!!