No matter how hard one tries
It seems you are going nowhere
Today is the same as yesterday
The harder you try the less is
Accomplished. You build character
You continue to travel every byway
And highway and hear the same
Negative replies. You know you
Are good and could replace and
Outpace everyone standing in your
Way. Finally, you get your chance
You become a shoe salesman
Having done this before you are
At ease as you begin. You know
By intuition and experience
Which shoes are good or bad
For customers. Kids had their
Heart set on a certain shoe, but
Will lend itself to pronation and
Further aggravate the condition.
The father is happy but the child isn’t
You improve the inventory control
Swapping out old merchandise for
New and having a great sale on the old
You move from department to department
Learning the rest of the operation
Your ideas are used and you improve
The operation of the store overall
You are called into the managers
Office where you are offered more
Money and assistant-buyer
A person overhearing the conversation
Is not happy as she has seniority
The quality of work does not enter
Her mind and negative networking
Begins. You see what is happening and
Decide to resign the manager is not
Happy but understanding. You move on
And find other work. You like your
New job with animals. Before you know it
You are the top man. Life goes on.
Stanski
August 17, 2022,^
Steve Haarman 