changing the world

the man
leaning on the jackhammer,
rattling
his bones,
chopping pavement
in the hot sun,
is happy.
he knows what he
has to do,
and accepts the lot
that life
has given
him. there is no desire
to drive the truck
to be a boss,
to manage men.
this hammer in his hands
pushes all of
that aside.
the world changes
because of him.