A Poor Family Man Poem by Francis Duggan

A poor family man on the poor side of town
Of late the factory he worked in by the liquidators closed down
He and his wife and two young children must live on welfare
In the poorer suburb his type are not rare
Out searching for work without any success
And stuggling to cope due to financial stress
Living in a rented flat on a very poor street
Even whilst working he found it hard to make ends meet
With food and clothes to buy for his family and rent and bills for to pay
He does not look to the future just lives for today
In a suburb of few jobs where unemployment is rife
One person a week does take his or her own life
Since the day he was born he has been battling the odds
One of the poor people of the lesser gods.