A stepping stone job.
He crossed the big pond
in the wheel well of a Boeing 767
in search of a stepping stone job.
An accountant who lived in a country without any money.
“To move from your own country,”
his mother lamented – “why?”
Cold — damp — dark —
they sold him a portable oxygen tank and mask —
the kind his [...]
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A Stepping Stone Job
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