What Is It That You Do?

The poet, melodramatic young man who felt so sorry for himself, worrying about misery and poverty that hasn't yet come, but might. He meets this very, very old, bent man who's got a horrible job that's getting more and more horrible,. And still he perseveres. So the melodrama bounces back. Perplexed and longing to be comforted. My question eagerly did i renew, how is it that you live and what is it you do? Now, about four stanzas earlier, he said, what occupation do you there pursue? And hes had a perfectly legible answer from the old guy. "Gathering leeches far and