The male maid


The male maid

He’s always smiling
Ready to serve
Getting up 
Before dawn
To wipe clean
The cars
Then
Sweeping
Mopping
Dusting
Cleaning
Chopping

A place to sleep
But only just
Enough space
To sleep

Someone does feed
An afternoon meal
Instead
Of  his pay

Some pay
Some pay later
Sometimes some
Pretend to forget
Some say they’re not
Satisfied
With his work

Some are in trouble 
They can’t afford 
To pay the bonus
They live
In their 
Flats
In tall towers

Going out of the way
To care
For his masters

Are there tears
Is there sadness
Beyond that smile?
They’d never know

He’s found
Some consolation 

They’re kind to him 
That elderly couple
He’s a son to them
They his parents

They treat him well
He does too
They share some meals
Which he brings them

They pay him
In time
Though they
Are
Senior citizens 

The weather
Has wrecked havoc
His crops are gone 
Twice
There’s no money
In the village
All they have
Is what he sends

He cannot go
They need the money

His phone not working
He needs to spend
So he can speak
To them

Finally
He makes his purchase 
A mighty sum
With a heavy heart
But now at last he has
Something to look 
Forward to

To talk to his son
And his wife

At the end of the day
To hear their voice
To share their troubles 
And their joy

He knows he cannot
Go to his village
They need the money
He his job

He lives in hope
One day again
It will rain
At the right time
His crops will
Stand
Bear ample grain
He will then be
Home again



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