driving nails

you find pleasure
in driving a nail
into a thick
hard piece of wood
and seeing it go
flush against
the board.
you like the sound
of it. bang,
bang, bang.
you aren't a
carpenter, but
you know how to
hold a hammer,
how to hold
a nail steady
between a thumb
and finger
and then tap
hard again and
again against
the nail head
until it's set
and shines
with the small
dents of your
striking it. writing
can be like
that and while
others are building
books you keep
hammering away
at this.