To pain I am no stranger The first name basis is strange for sure Caught up in an above the boards love affair Like day to day warfare It's fare if everyone fights fare Otherwise it's life as a sucker in a bunker Still not safe from the vulture culture Fueling an anger that stirs the rage monster Who then in turn wakes the violence that likes to linger One v one they're barley a threat to boil over The one benefit found for getting older They can be handled in short order But together they can alter a future I acknowledge the fact it's part of my character And work to recognize each trigger better Enabling myself to be my own mediator So I can step in-between me and myself quicker It was all just, once again, too little too late, I missed the transition from raging river To city sewer Instead of shooting a flare in the air I dropped anchor in danger The last bridge I let smolder after traversing over Was the only bridge out of my hell, A sobering thing to remember only after realizing there was never going to be a true winner