For want of
10 minutes….
I was late for work
And fired for my tardiness.
10 more minutes,
and the bus after
the one that never showed
would have gotten me to the
job.
But that was late too.
10 minutes,
If I gotten up earlier, an
additionally hour on top
of my usual extra hour,
Maybe I could have got to
work early, 3 hours before my shift.
Maybe boss would have started me earlier, and I could have earned more money.
Two years employment wasted.
Maybe I can get welfare,
get another minimum wage job
or learn to live under a bridge….