All I ever wanted was
a plain old hug,
somebody just to hold me
& whisper everything
was going to be alright.

There's no doubt darling,
I can handle myself,
I can rumble
with the roughest
& I've got the fuckng scars
to prove it.

****** sugar,
this bravado
I wear
is a mask,
but I think you should know,
tough guys need love too
& I won't ***** you
over like
those sweet-talking
pansies.