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POEMS FOR THE RICH: 4 by ANONYMOUS

First Line: BOSSES WITH HEARTS OF STONE
Last Line: WHERE DOES IT END?
Subject(s): JEWS;MYSTICISM - JUDAISM;POVERTY; JUDAISM;

bosses with hearts of stone
lived in distrust of
workers a poor working man
would drink a little whiskey
called him a drunkard
to his face
cheap whiskey was
their wine a golden goblet
is no cup
a working man's no master
in his house
o fatherer of worlds
where does it end?


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