The Other Man's ShoesA Poem by DevonsThe Talker says much, too much -though he's friendly, And in saying so much, he is often unwise - He starts to tell lies without even knowing, And unlike The Thinker He’ll tell without showing
The Thinker thinks first before opening his mouth, Is full of ideas, understanding, and life - Though he hasn’t a wife and is smitten with poverty, Not like The Tailor Secure in his property
The Tailor has money, respect, and a lawyer But with all the monotony, life is a bore - Long before he had this, he’d no worries but freedom, The Tinker has time To relax in the tedium
The Tinker just poodles along through the rat-race Undisturbed by the business of human noise - He toys with the world but has never evolved, He’ll never be The Winner While he stays uninvolved
The Winner takes all and has all he wants But will only take more if he’s given an inch - Then he’ll pinch him a mile with a tinge of regret, That unlike The Failure He has no respect
The Failure has always more left he can live for Though insidious doubt deep within him is packed - He’s backed more losers than he cares to remember, But unlike The Beggar-man Cannot surrender
The Beggar-man wanders the world as his oyster No one can touch him but he never finds pearls - He just curls-up in doorways against the night’s ravages, With The Spy who’s on duty Mocked-up like the savages
The Spy sees them all - The Tinker, The Talker, The Winner, The Tailor, The Failure, The Thinker - And he’s blinkered to them, for he’s secretly anyone But deep down inside He wants to be one of them
The Talker, The Thinker, The Tailor, The Tinker, The Winner, The Failure, Beggar-man, Spy - All eye one another, each searching for clues, As to why they should envy The other man’s shoes. © 2010 DevonsFeatured Review
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Added on May 1, 2010Last Updated on May 1, 2010 AuthorDevonsSouth West, United KingdomAboutWE BREAK ACROSS THESE TRAM LINES I DRAW by Haz I draw them with lines of reflections through their steps enough space between them for your space.. more..Writing
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