© Robbie Kennedy Bennett

ONLY DOING A FAVOUR © Robbie Kennedy Bennett www.rkbpoetry.co.uk

All of the days I’ve done
All of the jobs I’ve had,
Some have made me mighty proud
Some have ended up sad.

Nothing sadder than
You’ll surely understand,
A saw that I sharpened at eight fifteen
Cut off part of Arthur’s hand.

How then can I come to terms?
With only doing a favour,
There’s a massive smack in the teeth
A bad memory to saviour.

It still sticks in my throat
His wife he’d not long lost,
Arthur made a massive mistake
Then he suffered the cost.

A saw that I sharpened at eight fifteen
Cut off part of Arthur’s hand,
How about that for a smack in the gob
This rhyme I shan’t expand.

© Robbie Kennedy Bennett



I have had varied jobs over the years and in the early 1970’s part of my duty’s was sharpening large circular saws for cutting brass and copper billets. I arrived at our workshop just before 8.ooam to find Arthur waiting for me. He was a shift worker and had been on since 6.ooam. Arthur’s job was to cut billets and he urgently needed a sharpened saw. I was straight into setting up and sharpening one for him. Two hours later I was on my way to the canteen to collect my sandwiches for breakfast as Arthur was walking across the yard and I shouted to him. He had paid the price of doing something he shouldn’t have done and shown me his hand. I was surprised he was walking unaided. It was a shocking start to the day as Arthur was immediately rushed to hospital.

A true but sad story but nevertheless a personal experience of the danger man and in some cases a woman has to endure to earn a wage. It took a long time for me to decide to write about this happening, about 33 years actually but I made the decision to do so as it is part of my working life.

Only Doing a Favour © Robbie Kennedy Bennett










A FRIEND © Robbie Kennedy Bennett
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A friend will know your feelings
And understand your fears,
A friend will want to help you
And dry away your tears.
A friend will always listen
And at times they must be bold,
A friend will be a treasure
And forever should behold.
A friend will hear your cry for help
And be there by your side,
A friend will always feel your hurt
And not shy away and hide.
A friend is like the sunlight
A friend is never cold,
A friend will show their colours
And for you they're always gold.

© Robbie Kennedy Bennett




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