Handyman
If he were perfect
he wouldn’t be
Dan the Handyman,
laying tile
in crooked rows,
painting windows shut,
installing commodes
that flush up.
If he were perfect
he wouldn’t take jobs
that can’t be done,
because if he did,
he wouldn’t be
Dan the Handyman,
who sings
when things go wrong,
sweats when
things go right.
Donal Mahoney
