87 cents I by: Jane

This is 87 cents

Why am I the nurse and he the doctor?

Why am I the teacher and he the lawyer?

What if I want to be the doctor and he wants to be the nurse?

I work just as hard, if not harder,

But earn 87 cents instead of a dollar,

Clang,Clang,Clang

my $0.87 drops into my hand

I look to my left and see a man $1.00 floats into his hand.

Is he a lion and I a mouse?

He's on a pedestal,

I'm in a cage,

Fighting for my right for a dollar.