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HEART OF STEEL

I WORK WITH THE STEEL...

IN THE BLISTERING DAY...

EFFORT MADE HARD...

WHAT THE WORLD WANTS TO SLAY...

 

MY BODY IS STERN...

MY APPEARANCE IS GRUFF...

MY REFLECTION IS LOVELY...

BUT I'VE HAD ENOUGH...

 

MY EXISTANCE IS HELLISH...

MY TEMPLE IS PURE...

FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF OTHERS...

I NO LONGER ENDURE...

 

I CAN'T BE THIS THING...

WITH THE ARMOR OF STEEL...

I CAN'T BE THE MAN...

WHO CAN NEVER REVEAL...

 

THE MAN WHO CAN NEVER...

BE HELD BY ANOTHER...

CAN NEVER BE WEAK...

OR LAY DOWN FOR MY LOVER...

 

I MUST BREAK THE CHAIN...

BEND OVER...DEPLOY...

AS THE LINKS ARE REMOVED...

TEARS WILL FALL...TEARS OF JOY...

 

YET THE STEEL WILL REMAIN...

IN THIS BLUE EYED BRIGHT BOY...

FOR THE FREEDOM HE'S CLAIMED...

CAN NOT BE DESTROYED.

© JUNE 26, 1999 By Menes