Wrong Industry

Three men

Buried

Only one dead

For days they waited

Finally

A noise
A light

An…..

iPod?

More days pass

They are released at night
Free from the rubble
Of this collapsed mine

Now they are famous
Soon to be wealthy

Funny really
For digging holes
They earn double
What a man as me
Gets paid to use his mind

They knew the danger
The pay was worth it

The benefits
Insurance

All in their favour

So why are all the people
So worried for these men

Personally
For a free iPod
And double my wages
I’ll learn to shovel dirt

© 2006, Mosquitobyte