two hard nosed heroes
stalwart and stubborn
hot as an oven
standing brow to brow
one smaller than the other
tough as a mother
how's it gonna be
when you can't back down
can't show weakness
can't forget it
you're in the deep end

now you got to sink or swim
now you got to hit him
or he'll hit you first
now you done yourself in
you won't get out of this
without getting hurt

bloody and bruised
you lose your shirt
you scorch the earth
take what you can
show them you're a man
don't let another man punk you

it's the neighborhood rules
somebody has to lose
it's your move

now you gotta sink or swim
now you gotta hit him
or he'll hit you first
now you done yourself in
you won't get out of this
without getting hurt

it's the neighborhood rules
somebody has to lose
it's your move

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i turned 32 today
i'm still living like i'm 24
i don't care what people say
i like my job at the liquor store

tap the pane of a cloudy window
dive deep for sunken treasure
spend the night in a foggy boneyard
take the time to remember

my dreams keep me up at night
i'm too tired to write
my jeans have holes in the knees
i go where i please

birthday song 90 bpm w:vox

i'm just a cis gendered white male
so afraid to fail
i am tripping on my own feet
crawling in the street

she's a free soul rebel
white college female
she's kind
open minded
i'm smitten but i'm stale

i ask her if she'd marry me
you want to start a family?
i didn't think to ask
if she's into polyamory

i feel so confused
am i insecure or obsolete?
i'm trying, i'm trying
but i can't fall asleep

do all i can for her
but don't open doors for her
though i was raised to
say please and thank you

i don't want to be a patriarchal bore
and i know now much more than i knew before
i don't say smile anymore

she's so attractive
she has turned my whole world backwards
still, my normative upbringing
is bound to shape my thinking

i have so much anxiety
some things just don't seem right to me
is that bias?
can i try this?
have i ever been free?

i want to say our love is strong
i want to know i still belong
i need to move beyond my fear of falling
and just jump

do all i can for her
but don't open doors for her
though i was raised to
say please and thank you

to sit with one's discomfort and desire
to love and let love on a plane that's higher
to rid oneself of angst and jealousy
to trust in someone else so completely
isn't that what love could be?

OphirD