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THE JOBHOLDER by DAVID IGNATOW

Poet Analysis

First Line: I STAND IN THE RAIN WAITING FOR MY BUS
Last Line: AND WAIT FOR MY TURN TO DIE.
Subject(s): DEATH; LABOR & LABORERS; DEAD, THE; WORK; WORKERS;
I stand in the rain waiting for my bus
and in the bus I wait for my stop.
I get let off and go to work
where I wait for the day to end
and then go home, waiting for the bus,
of course, and my stop.

And at home I read and wait
for my hour to go to bed
and I wait for the day I can retire
and wait for my turn to die.



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