I Know You Want to Play
stepping out of the tent
a huge canvas gasp
(he smoked and drank heavily)
sat right down outside sayin'
"these ain't no games here kiddie,
this ain't no sport to play
you want in, you stay in
'til I say come out, you hear?"
stubble almost fast enough to see
degradation apparent on him growing
but the stars in his eyes
apparently all-knowing
he'd felt it and she knew as she said
"well maybe I'm just big enough
you know I want to break away
for me, for him
you tell me, I know it ain't no game"
spilled crying slithers on down mascara rivers
amulets of rouge
and it's washing away a child's face
underneath the old woman
so why?
she looks to the fluttering flag
so high below
is she big enough yeah he said
"why not?"
anyone can and will do but maybe you gotta do it for you
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