DIY Man
There’s a Viking Warrior around the back
With a multi-tool and a Power Pack
Keeps nuts and bolts in a padlocked sack
He’s a DIY Man, he’s building a shack
With his manic ScrewFix lust
He’ll transform that hedge into dust
It makes no odds, he’s not fussed
He’s a DIY Man, born to rust
He wears a John Deere branded shirt
Recharges himself when he feels inert
Watch out for the chainsaw, this will hurt
He’s a DIY Man, stay alert
He totes a jackhammer from De Walt
Keeps all his gear in a lead lined vault
Destroying concrete’s a binaural assault
He’s a DIY Man, nobody’s fault
Instruction manuals – talks like he wrote ‘em
Ways to stay safe – he likes to promote ‘em
Swing that strimmer, mind your scrotum
He’s a DIY Man, general factotum
At weekends he’s Attilla the Hun
With a cordless drill and a staple gun
Hiring a Kango’s his idea of fun
He’s a DIY Man, time to run
His drill bit’s smoking, it starts to smell
When he’s cranking up the decibels
Being in his proximity’s a Living Hell
He’s a DIY Man, can’t you tell?
He lives on the edge in his Hi Viz vest
He’s a No-Nails addict, he once confessed
He’s widely regarded as a bit of a pest
He’s a DIY Man, give it a rest
His Nirvana is a Husqvarna or a fossil fuelled Stihl
By the side of the bed he keeps a strimmer cord reel
When his glasses steam up he does it by feel
He’s a DIY Man, keeping it real
He lives for the crushing, rhythmic sound
Of the cement mixer turning round and round
And round and round and round and round
He’s a DIY Man, more lost than found
His battery’s Lithium, no need to check
He’s tanalised, just like his deck
His marriage is a total wreck
He’s a DIY Man, hold on a sec
There’s something wrong, an electrical arc
This high voltage stuff’s no walk in the park
He was hanging the lights, now it’s gone dark
He’s a DIY Man, no bright spark
Whilst he lacked application and aptitude at school
When it came to home maintenance he was nobody’s fool
He went out with a bang, broke his own Golden Rule
He was a DIY Man, the utimate tool
M.C. Newberry
Thu 26th Oct 2023 17:45
Consistent inspirational comic brilliance. 👍