"What I wouldn't do" by Dorianne Lux

WORK <Tab/> When reading the definitions of work the first few examples seem to focus on what is the most widely recognized form of the word. Referring to one's employment. When we hear people use the word 'work' it is usually spoken of going to or coming home from. Education and experience are the things we need to find and keep a job that keeps us happy, affords us a good …

…of work was to her spirit. She just could not bear giving the people she called the hope of someone they loved being on the other end and then listening to the disappointment in their voices when they realized it was just a random sales pitch. This poem relates very well to the definition of drudgery which is, "dull and irksome labor." I think the writer does a good job of getting that point across.