will work for food

there is nothing

above,

or below us that we

won't

do

when the stomach growls

the mouth

goes dry

when we feel the bones

beneath

our clothes.

i've lifted many

of shovels,

painted many

rooms

for my crust of bread,

even Pulitzer Prize winner

Maya Angelou

wrote for

Hallmark Cards

for a spell to pay the bills.