The poem is two short images set side by side, and the reader has to work out how they connect. The first stanza is a dry observation: people rush to the law when they want to get business done. The speaker sounds wry, even a little sarcastic, as if pointing out how quickly commerce leans on legal power when it suits it. Paired with the title, "Tax break," it suggests the law bending to favor those who already have money and influence.
The second stanza shifts to nature. A mole living in a hole is an odd partner for an ant, a creature that also lives underground. The word "husband" turns this into a mismatched marriage. Judging by the title, the pairing may hint at an uneasy, unnatural alliance between business and government, each burrowing in its own dark space. The poem never says so outright. Its mood is cool, amused, and quietly skeptical, and it leaves the reader to draw the sting out of the comparison.