A Poem by Pablo Neruda that Describes My Husband to a T

The Citizenby Pablo NerudaParis Review Issue no. 57 (Spring 1974) I went into the tool shopsin all innocenceto buy a simple hammeror some vague scissors.I should never have done it.Since then and restlesslyI devote my time to steel,to the most shadowy tools:hoes bring me to my knees,horseshoes enslave me. I am troubled all week,chasing aluminum…