Tonight's Poet Corner: Sonnet Solstice #320
I've Been Doing This Gig
by Belinda Roddie
I've been doing this gig for twenty years,
selling my T-shirts off of busy streets,
whether their logos boast of Christmas cheer
or their colors match a Fourth of July feast.
I've designed hundreds of tees, and I've tried
to get them into all the stores in town,
but I guess they don't like their business side
because they just think I'm dicking around
with them. They won't invest in my product,
and so I stand on the corner each day,
foisting off shirts for around twenty bucks
a pop - not bad in terms of time and pay.
My job's not easy, but it's really fun,
and as for dreams - let's say I've got 'em done.
by Belinda Roddie
I've been doing this gig for twenty years,
selling my T-shirts off of busy streets,
whether their logos boast of Christmas cheer
or their colors match a Fourth of July feast.
I've designed hundreds of tees, and I've tried
to get them into all the stores in town,
but I guess they don't like their business side
because they just think I'm dicking around
with them. They won't invest in my product,
and so I stand on the corner each day,
foisting off shirts for around twenty bucks
a pop - not bad in terms of time and pay.
My job's not easy, but it's really fun,
and as for dreams - let's say I've got 'em done.
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