Ground Zero $$$ & Zero Cents Poem by Luke Easter

A father of two for 6 months,16 hours a day,
Developed throat cancer, sad is what you say?
Chronic rhinosinusitis, problems going to sleep,
Darn near as painful when standing on his feet.

Toxic debris from buildings next to Ground Zero,
Removing waste kind of like an after market hero,
Law firm, Worby, Groner, Edleman & Napoli Bern,
Compensation against Merrill Lynch, unable to earn.

They mentioned millions of which he would get 60%,
Able to pay medical expenses, food on the table, rent,
However, somehow or other the offer whittled to 10k,
Well,6 grand is better than nothing wouldn’t you say?

He was awarded $10,000.05 but $2,579 loss to itemized,
Third to the firm $2,124 almost half gone before his eyes,
$352 to the lawyer who referred, $4,950 unspecified liens,
The share for Edward Galvis 51, $000.00 is this a dream?

Put away the violins and put the cover back on the harp,
Merrill Lynch bonuses,3.6 billion from the feds TARP,
That was 22 times the amount of the failed insurer, AIG,
Any wonder these giants needed tax payer bailout money?

How could a guy at the bottom heap get a check for zilch?
Executives have so much they can only get around on stilts,
It is not exactly this kind of crap that makes you want to run,
Not to the music store but the armory and get a machine gun.

I though debt collection attorney’s were the lowest of the low,
But these Shysters are under the pipes where the sewers flow,
Honest hard work filled with double shifts, your recompense?
Sizeable check not exactly, “Ground Zero $$$ & Zero Cents, ”