Last job I got I
promised myself
when the money began to 
stagger drunkenly through the door 
just like a man I'd be sure to get
that new pressure washer

I even checked out the specs and
 - no fault of mine - 
pre-selected the price range 

Year and a half later
I couldn’t help but notice
the screws from the teak lawn chair 
routinely hitting the floor
whenever I sat down
 -- my one good chair

Hanging out online I scouted
a second-hand egg chair and a new job  
I said I’d come collect the suspended egg
I had already gotten the next job