Workers’ Compensation Blues
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Julie Buffaloe-Yoder
My head
is pounding
from fighting
for a month
.
with the boss
who told
Leon Jonson
he’d get fired
.
if he filed
a claim
for Workers’
Compensation.
.
My head
is pounding
from trying
to convince
Leon Jonson
.
who has
a sick kid
and another
in braces
and another
in glasses
.
and an arm
that’s black
and blue
and broke
.
that he’s
got rights,
too, damnit.
.
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The above poem was originally published in Big Hammer #13 (edited by Dave Roskos of Iniquity Press). You can find Big Hammer and many more excellent reads from Iniquity Press/Vendetta Books HERE.
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I highly recommend Dave Rosko’s work. You can read some of his poems HERE. Powerful words.
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And here’s another must read from Iniquity Press. If you’ve been around for a while, you’ve heard me talk about Kell Robertson. Some of my male friends tease me about my flaming arrow reference in that post. Sometimes, I can’t help but act like a girl.
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Anyway, I like to bring his work up as often as possible, in case any new folks are reading here. Kell Robertson is one of my favorite poets.
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Watch out for those flaming arrows, boys.
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Thanks for dropping in.
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