That Man’s America
by S. A. Gerber
I struggle to
stand on the
wave covered deck.
My work boots
are held together
with glue and screws.
I impress the
Liberals with my
ragged appearance.
I will work until
they say stop.
I will eat their
leftover sandwiches
and drink free coffee.
I smoke on their
loading docks
and write poetry.
I accept their pay and
do not ask for more.
I drink in my meager,
paid-for room all night
until the alarm sounds.
I shave and shower.
I pay my taxes and
my bar tabs.
I shop the
thrift stores.
The old lady in
number 16 cuts my hair.
I keep trying to maintain
some sort of balance
on the greasy tightrope
of the vast
corporate structures.
I am a worker…
in THAT Man’s America!
Copyright © by Steven Alan Gerber
- A. Gerber is a native and resident again of Los Angeles, after having spent 24 years in a neighboring “city of sin” in the Silver State of Nevada. His work has appeared in such diverse publications as Desert Voices Magazine, Subtopian Magazine, Talking Sidewalks, Mad Swirl, (where he is a “contributing Poet”), The Blue Collar Review, and many other publications. He is also a member of the Los Angeles Poets Society, (where his work can be found “Spotlighted” on their website). (His work can also be accessed by searching for “The Poetry of S. A. Gerber”, as well as on a Facebook page under the same title). His volumes of poetry, Under the Radar, Inventory, Old School Rhyme, Planet Raves and Selected Poems of S. A. Gerber As Published in Subtopian Magazine, can all be obtained on Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com, as well as Beyond Baroque, Book Jewel in Westchester, and City Lights Bookstore, San Francisco. His books have also just been included in The Sims Library of Poetry.
