What does it do? <br />An Iron box, coiled cable connecting to the <br />wall, <br />330 milliliter bottle, half full some beverage <br />Pure petroleum jelly in some branded tin <br />Hairy wood, a black brush or broom <br />Carved wood, a blanket an' sheets <br />wound tape seal glue, see through. <br />Smear gel between fingers on head <br />Clutch a comb, vertical deliver go ahead... <br />Mirror in Frame, we hold our gaze.... <br />what does it do? <br />what do they do? <br /> <br />Paper an' pen stationery borne <br />Books an' bind letters scroll <br />Table cloth draped, drooping on sides <br />Key on hold, open inside. <br />What does it do? <br />what do they do? <br /> <br />Questions and answers <br />Kisses and cancer <br />Slippers an' pampers <br />Bullets and rubber. <br /> <br />Cigarettes and burgers <br />burglar and alarms <br />secrets an' power, <br />rivers an' showers. <br />Nuclear and new year...! <br />What does it do? <br />what do they do? <br /> <br />What does it do? <br />Ask yourself what do all this things do <br />are they made that we may find something <br />to do, <br />are we so helpless to do without what this things do? <br />If so, then surely what do we do? <br />If all this things do everything, <br />what do you do?<br /><br />Merlin Mwaura<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/what-does-it-do-what-do-you-do/
