our secrets lend necessary mystery

[saw]

down in the holler
wild horses,
slashing hoofs
against the ribcage

I burn in a trashy pyre
on the inside
the outside is mostly ruse
for the squeamish public

I understand
they are not prepared
to drink the urine,
why would they be ?

so it's up to me
to contain the reality
dress it up like a kardashian
appropriate for modern consumption

mascara lines drawn by picasso
lots of cleavage and skin
the coral lipstick of the devil or some god
application pretty and straight

the powder and rouge
I walk my made-up story
hunky dory
it's all for a good cause

I'm fine with this
I have my unique secrets that make me
Me.....yes, they are Me
and I am them

and it's ok....I'm not a bad man...
I'm just another heterosexual prototype
created by my environment
happy for all that I've accomplished

i like women and they like me
never talk about my childhood much
there is nothing to say
I never lie, but never tell the whole story either

i used to feel the folks could have done better
like say I Love You and shit or act like I wasn't a mistake
but we gotta let all that go....they were ill prepared
and I suppose they did their best

but I can't help but wonder what my kids think about me

[mtmynd]

brought me a pleasant smile.

[saw]

thanx mtmynd....

[mtmynd]

thanx mtmynd....

YW!