Friday, August 29, 2014

all the lessons learned of love


i was at a bar

(shocker i know)

 

a woman came up to me

pressed her breasts against my arm

her alcohol laden breath

close to my face as she said,

“the only 12 inches i have known

is an extended play record

can you help a girl out?”

 

wtf?!

 

i shook my head

turned my face forward

trying to act indifferent

hoping she didn’t notice

how her breasts rubbing against me

was causing me to sweat

 

“whatever” she said

with icy disdain

staggered away

i had paid for the beer beforehand

drained it

got out of there

 

here i am

walking again

 

away from people

i feel as if i am in control

 

that’s probably why i lift weights

 

when i feel powerless

it makes me feel like i did

when i was a kid

adults beating you

screaming at you

and worse

 

it is not because

i don’t own a bower

that i have no flowers

i was deflowered long ago

filled with the kind of seed

that doesn’t grow

 

there are so many things

that can make one feel powerless

i’m an adult who is a mess

 

getting out of bed is just a guess

and you know at best

you are an unwelcomed guest

when life layers itself in lingerie

 

and you flinch even when the touch is tender

 

you never act

just react

 

and yeah

this is why you have beer for breakfast

 

and question the formulas for happiness

 

i was their punching bag

their cum dump

i was what they demanded

 

it was what i learned of love

and all i felt was failure

so measure me against what must be

 

i will never be free

and when i feel powerless

i will swing my fists

 

dream i am someone you could actually love

 

run and hide

deep inside

avoid the collide

of human interaction

 

where i was trained

that i was the reason

for their inconvenience

it was my fault

i failed

to be

to please

 

will never amount to anything

 

“you goddamn worthless fucking piece of shit!”

 

the sound of the hit, the hate and the habitation

still echoes in every corner of my mind

 

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