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By Yvonne Blake
04/27/17
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My position is important;
Can’t everybody see?
No one seems to understand
Tis arduous for me.

I have a most prestigious job,
A certainly deserved one;
To keep atop this pedestal
With diligence it's done.

I’ve studied endless days and nights
The letter of the law;
So I will never, ever be
Like sinners that I saw.

I’m not like ordinary folk,
I’ve had a horrid past;
Just look at what I’ve overcome
Because I pray and fast.

How quite assuming some folks are
To think me slothful or rude.
Do not they know how difficult
To watch my actions and my food?

The commoners make way for me;
They know their lowly place.
I pull my coat away from scum
And quickly turn my face.

My stomach shudders when I see
Some mingling with the least;
Do they not fear the awful filth
Of touching loathsome beasts?

It truly thrills my heart to view
An overflowing coffer
It’s not my fault they’ll pay such price
For animals they offer.

I love my blest, successful life;
I hope to never change it;
Beware to him who comes along
And attempts to rearrange it.

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