I want no part in this rat race 
even if there's a piece of cheese
 to be had 
I keep thinking about the old adage 
about not being able to handle the heat 
I'm already struggling to get out of the kitchen
 before I get burned 
she's not to blame 
though she may well be one of the cooks
 stiring up this
political witches brew 
that sends me elsewhere
will she get the job they are trying 
to find for her
 how will it be
different this time 
from the job she had up north 
I am past caring about what she gets
 from whom even though
I hope 
she ends up on the good side 
of The ledger we measure our lives with 
I'm long past caring who she is with
 though I hope she
doesn't it hurt
 or used while she
seeks to exploit
 whatever opportunity
she is presented with 
we are all in the rat race to survive
 even if the slice of
cheese we get is very small
 
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