And you show up every day you’re scheduled
you work hard, mining coal for the company with the means you have at your disposal
And you contribute a portion to
the company profits
And they award you a wage for that
less than the profit you contribute, but
A reasonable amount, you reason
And one day you start coughing
your healthy pink lung tissues blackened by
the company’s product
(free of charge!)
And your coughing bothers others who work in the coal mine
And so they move you to a more remote location in the mine, away from others
And now your coughing tires you
And you don’t know this place like the one
you worked hard at
And they notice you don’t contribute as much to
the company profits
And so they replace you
with another to mine coal
And you go home, coughing
until the blackened pink
glistens red