Different Means of Livelihood

The electrician’s pliers Shields him from live wires And a final baptism with Satan’s fires. A mechanic’s spanner Is his goddamned banner Dropping him his daily manna. At the carpenters shop is his treasured hammer Which begins the entire drama, Into existence hitting woodwork of Glamour The judge’s wig Adds to his being big, Justice sometimes seeming an election to rig A poor man’s poor health becomes his curse And when his wife isn’t a nurse Continually translates into a dryer of purse.