Love Poem: So Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero
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Written by: Stephen Pennell

So Who Is the 5 O'Clock Hero

The clock on the wall says 7.30 sharp
And the bell on the alarm clock  rings loud
A tear fills your eye as you realise why the sound as woken you from dreamland 
It's the 9.00 rush here to use up your life all for the sake of the wife and the kids 
You leave the mortgaged up house and drive in the car which your paying back for the next 5 years
Wearing the suit that you bought for your good  father's funeral 
who passed before time because of his job and the dust and the grime 

You sit at your desk wishing your work hours away 
But you only live once and them hours and days are lost off your life clock for good 
your shift ends  at 5.00 and rush home to see the girl of yours dreams and your child 
You open the door and find on the floor a note to say au voir  dear
with the furniture gone, and at the same time  your hopes and your dreams
So  you open the note to read  why and it  seems your never about and didn't give her the time she deserved, and now she has left you for good .
so please remember this tale and  spend as much  time as you can with the ones that  you love .