This following poem is a poem written as part of a poetry project called Poem press. Poem press is a project focused on presenting short but meaningful poems in a visual, literary and musical format. All of the backing tracks are provided by a fellow creative commons contributor called Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com. All poems from this project are available for use in my creative commons poetry project. You can view many more on my Youtube channel.
This particular poem is my strikes poem. The poem is presented below in both written and video format for you to enjoy in your own preferred way.
Strikes poem
Service has stopped.
An industry has flopped.
They threw down the tools.
Showing off power to the top.
We are not happy.
You don’t pay enough.
We are living on credit.
To get essential stuff.
Stop pinching pennies.
We are your greatest asset.
Observe that as we stand here.
Business gets tough.
We have demands.
It’s time to pay up.
This legalised blackmail
Will make you feel rough.
© Poem Press