1. The poem is the laughing Heart by Charles Bukowski.
2. Because the corporation represents darkness in the poem.
3.Yes because the authors back story has him coming to america and at first not doing well and went into a ten year heavy drinking phase. But he did publish his first book at the age of 24 then poetry at 35. He never gave up.
4. At first poem from go forth commercial then I type in the title of the video and just put poem at the in and led me to the laughing heart, and I went to poets.org to get the back story of the author.

your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is a light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.

Charles Bukowski