When I got my first construction job at 18, I thought it would be cool to introduce my poetry to my coworkers but they all thought it was gay asf(rightfully) and an older Jamaican guy started sarcastically calling me “scholar man” whenever I’d mess something up on the job
Wasnt my first job I grew up very poor & worked a lot of jobs starting at 13. became a socialist in my teens & this poem was introduced to me by a family friend who was an electrician. semi-relevant convo came up at work so I mentioned the poem then sent it to the work chat