FROM THE START

 It doesn’t matter
 Some think it does
 Then they punish you
 Because you out hustled them
 There is one life
 Have to live it well
 It is not a 40 hour week
 Get up early; you get the prize
 Nothing new there
 Still condemned
 By sleepy heads
 The alley is dangerous
 But it’s a short cut
 You learn to navigate
 Attend to you wounds
 Help others with theirs
 Then move on
 Get your job done
 Listen to the word
 Hear it on the go
 Never stop for applause
 Color blind and apolitical
 Hard work was the answer
 I kept going
 Even uphill
 It all paid off
 Here I am
  
 Stanski
 10/14/2019