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I moved to work
July 17, 2023
I moved to work
In a factory with higher wages
But all it did was,
Force me to live in organized cages
I lived in a small room,
Cramped with no space
But I worked day and night,
Till beads of sweat poured down my face,
I moved to work,
Hoping for a better life
But all I received,
Was pain and strife.
The smoke dancing around me is a tiger,
Choking me with all its might
Till I was as weak as a worm,
Too weak to put up a fight
Oh I miss my good old country days
Watching the sun set and rise,
With the laughter of loved ones
And the distant chirping of birds in the skies.
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This poem is about industrialization which I wrote when I was in middle school. The story follows someone who has moved to work and now faces issues in a tightly packed city where he is underpaid and overworked.