The Left and the Right Hand

The left hand and the right hand Know exactly who they are No body in-between them Can keep these hands apart With their favorite activity Being generally the clap And when they get tired of that They rest folded in a lap Otherwise they're into mischief As idle hands will do Twirling thumbs can be fun But not for these two When the left decides to rest And the right hand goes to think It finds itself a chiseled chin Then hangs out underneath Where it comes up with 10 point plans To help each other out 5 for the left 5 for the right So neither does lose count Number 1 mainly on the list Is to continue to strong arm And keep up with the body building Before their body buys the farm After that they continue with Their intricate 10 point plan Which is going quite swimmingly Between the left and the right hand