The Salmon Run

 
Like fish swimming upstream
All the little workers strive
But for all they manage to do
They merely exist to survive.

One might rarely make progress
But by the time he or she is done
Their working life has worn them out
There is no time for fun.

The day you retire my friends
The state wants you to die
You see you’ll cost them money
As your pension is too high.

So struggle up and struggle on
Endure the tiring ride
I am of course just like you
Swimming against the tide.

But if you just decide to stop
To go along with the flow
Then others will think you’re crazy
And resent the way you go.

So struggle on and struggle up
And when your life is done
Know that all you ever did
Was live the salmon run.

©2013