working for me one summer,
a dude i picked
up outside
a liquor store, he claimed
to be
a painter
and carpenter.
i told him it was a one
day
try out,
to see how he did.
it was hot, so he took
his shirt off
as the woman of the house
brought us
out a pitcher of ice
tea
and tuna and cucumber
sandwiches
cut diagonally with
the crust cut off
and a handful of cookies.
unfortunately, my new
worker had a full
length tattoo of Satan
on his chest,
down to his belt buckle,
in bright red.
the devil was holding a pitchfork,
and flames
were coming
out of his mouth.
the woman dropped the tray
and ran
back into the house.
it was a one
day job.
she yelled out the window
to leave,
and dropped a check
in the mail.
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