The poet retrained as a carpenter
but his words became wooden
The poet retrained as a gardener
but his verses wouldn’t bloom
The poet retained as an athlete
but he couldn’t run with it
The poet retrained as a pilot
but the idea wouldn’t fly
The poet retrained as a train driver
but he went off the rails
The poet retrained as a banker
but was left counting the cost
The poet retrained as a grave worker
but he couldn't dig it
So the poet retrained as a politician
and became a wanker.
