ADJUSTABLE WENCH

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I'm looking for an adjustable wench.

One that when the grip feels

a little too tight

it can be backed off some

and when it's too loose

it can be tightened some too.

Seems all the ones

I've handled lately

are pretty set

in their ways,

and when I rotate them

a hundred and eighty degrees--

trying to get just the right angle,

they pop off

LOUDLY.

Seems they only like

certain positions

and it's

hard

to get their heads

back into the task

at hand.

I looked for one

at the hardware store

but the lady there

just gave me a funny stare.

But I need me

an adjustable wench

to get these nuts off properly,

because sometimes my arm

can get pretty tired

trying to do that.

One I can lay down

next to me

and know will stay put

while I take out my screwdriver

to finish the job.

OOPS!

Why looka there...

seems that in my haste

to finish this poem

I omitted an "r"

here and there

in certain...uh... critical spots...

I can be such a tool sometimes!

But now that it's posted

let me know if I should bother

going back and sticking them in..

or if you think you get my drift, anyway.