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" The wrecking Crew"
I stood on the streets of a busy town,
Watching men tearing a building down
With a " Heave Ho" and a lusty yell,
They swung a beam and sidewall fell.
I asked the foreman of the crew,
" Are those men as skilled as those you'd
hire if you wanted to build?"
" Ah, no, " he said, no indeed."
Just common labor is all I need.
"I can tear down as much in a day or two,
As would take skilled men a year to do."
And then I thought as I went on my way,
Just which of these two roles am I trying to play?
Have I walked life's road with care,
Measuring each deed with rule and square?
Or am I one of those who roam the town,
Content with the labor of tearing down?
CF. TAW, P. 1408, For talkativeness