Copyright 1998 -- Robert Baer Jr

A poem -- Part Time Job


Part Time Job

I've held many part time jobs
During all my years on earth
Doing various and sundry things
And time will measure their worth

I once sat "behind the mike"
At our local radio station
Talking of sports with analysis
Of teams across the nation

Teaching night school was fun
At our local Vo-Tech Center
Working with lots of students
To whom I served as mentor

Being paid for my advice
Was a very big thrill for me                        
As a Computer Consultant
Fixing problems that I could see

But now my latest part-time job
Is one that I didn't seek
The role of part-time father
That I "do" only once a week

My loving seven year old son
Was the only "good" my marriage produced
Now my ex-wife stands in the distance
Living with the man that she seduced

Part time jobs do come and go
Corporations rise and fall
But the part-time that I hold now
Is the most important one of all!


Written and Submitted by

Robert Baer Jr
The Computer Dinosaur