Fire me
because I hate this job
the work is menial 
the owners are snobs
my self esteem
they are trying to rob

resigning won’t cut it
because Centrelink stinks
they’ll stop any payments 
for weeks and weeks
so I’m trapped in this lousy job 
I did not want anyway
they forced me to take it 
though I wanted more pay

but who am I to say 
I’m worth more pay
when the alternative is 
no welfare paydays
while seeking the work 
I am qualified for
as opposed to dismissal
or a lost file in a drawer

so I press button one 
I press button two
slicing foam for packaging 
it’s all I need do
when due for a break 
a mountain of off cuts I climb
in my dead time
and I bounce on my bum
to the tinnitus hum
of factory machinery
that means nothing to me

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