Sledgehammer
Sixteen pounds
sixteen pounds of steel on a stick
will make most anything move
Sixteen pounds
whistles as it swings
leaves a mark in tempered metal
makes music on the steel
Sixteen pounds
with a scarred face like mine
strikes
and again
makes sparks on the track pin
with a sound like a pistol shot
Sixteen pounds
swung like my dad taught me
and his taught him
sliding the hand
aim,
strike,
ring,
breathe,
aim,
strike,
ring,
breathe...
Sixteen pounds
that pulls the sweat
drives the pin
Sixteen pounds
of steel on a stick
will make most anything move