hired hand

Dumped out, the thing was empty
left abandoned
on it's side
and the pile of
grass
from the morning
gave a testament to
those who care~

Knocked out, from exhaustion
find the young man
under a tree
and it's getting late
but he's sleeping
and he's polished off the Snapple Lemonade
and it's comfy in the coolness of the shade
I... think...it's

time
for siesta
that I know
and it's time for
the world to stop the show
and it's time
for the day
to end
I pray that he
stays to mend
the fence
in the field
before he goes

Unkempt and unshaven
he showed up
for another day,
and asked for pay
but I could not find
the words to turn away

Unfed, but undertaking
all the raking in my yard
and it seems so hard
so he ask me just to front him
twenty bucks
and disappears with all
my tools, it's sucks
I...think...it's

time
for siesta
that we know
and it's time for
the world to stop the show
and it's time
for the day
to end
I pray that he
stays to mend
the fence
in the field
before he goes