bumblebee

The Bumblebee

He grew up in a poor household, thought
sofa-beds were the norm, but his mother
an eager reader had many books that were
given and sometimes stolen, often from
those who thought books were decorations
beside a blue vase of flowers.
like many from, poor families, his mother was
A communist, at the time, the only party who
defended the working class.
This was the case until the labor party with
money (possibly dollars) and relentless
propaganda ended the communists' power
When his schooling ended after seven years
was offered a job as a trainee cobbler
refused and joined the merchant marine
The school board shook heads, they
had offered this younger laborer a solid
future, he said no!
as for religion, at bible classes in his school
were only interesting when teachers spoke
about the Old Testament, the new version
was for sizzies suitable for girls.
In Liverpool, he met a fine woman, married
her and got a loan in a back to buy a tiny home
an artless house with blank walls.
A bumblebee can live underwater for two
weeks, it took him seven years to see he
lived in a society where a worker with a small
house, vote for the Tory party, and no one
read anything but the newspapers.
He packed his suitcase, gave the house to
his wife and began a second career learning
how to become a counsellor in Norway
Hard life had taken its toll, with ill health
they gave him a sick pension, enough to
go to Portugal, where he bought a tiny cabin
and began writing poetry
He wrote and published in India several
poetry books never sold any, which didn't
bother him, he had at last found his métier