This day
Is May Day
And I call out
"Mayday"
Because we are in
Distress
Is it not obvious?
Workers united
Once
Are now divided
Blaming as corrupt
Systems that
Though corrupt
Are at least corrupt in ways
That benefit them
I have been in
Right to work
Places and
Closed-shop
Places and
I did far better in the latter
Than in the former
And I am not the only one
We hear complaints
That things were better
Back in the day
They are wrong
In many regards
Because things were not better
They have sucked the same amount
But in different directions
But even so
Those who complain
Complain also of things that
Were
Better
Back in the day
And when things were as they were
Labor practice was different
And workers stood better together
Now
Not so much
An isolated target
Is easier to hit
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