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Journey Underground and the Men of the Mine

A re-working of a story into a poem.

Journey Underground and The Men of the Mine Grumpy old men on the 4am shift. Would mumble and grumble, till given short shrift. But jokers and jesters and pranksters would then follow, making bitter pills of work, more easier to swallow. We'd cram in the cage like fish in a tin, until they couldn't jam, any more of us in. You’d feel the chocks clunk, away from the keps, hanging in space,and dampening your keks. The bells...