Go To Parent Document War and Peace?

From what I hear, war is hard to bear
Yet all around you are in the same boat
They are all sharing the tribulation with you
Each has his part
Each is a part
All strive and suffer together
All share the pain
All share the victory

When unemployed you stand alone
You are isolated
Those around you not only are not suffering your hardships
they also despise you
Laymen and officials alike are dispassionate about your circumstance
It is your own fault
You are a malingerer
whom their precious tax money should not have to support

I would rather fight and die with a rifle in my hand
than endure this purposelessness
this uselessness
this loneliness
this isolation
this poverty
this dearth of opportunity
this contempt from every quarter.

R. J. Morton - 7 May 1998

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