Rounder
The Violent Years
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The broad-palmed hand envelops me The flame of a derrick on the beach Like something precious deep inside Something unclean A good son is not found wanting Coming half-dressed on his knees Generalize, men become unspecific people I only see Don't ask Don't tell a soul This uniform it fits me and I can hold the line Empty hands I see, not hold The falconer I cry for can only watch me fly I am not color, I am hue I'm not another, I am you This ace you carry in your clothes Black arrow aimed at the shallow hole Where you have buried your heart in fear Of what a gentle hand could tear Away from the costume you are hiding in I will not be found weak A wounded animal hides Because it knows what happens if it screams I am not a child I just feel like one inside He calls me beautiful And the bruise is blooming blue again My jaws clench trying not to cry Don't ask I am not color, I am hue I'm not another, I am you Take me or leave me, it's all the same I'm yours to bury, yours to claim Who do you love, I know full well But I'm not of a mind to tell To Peter, Christ himself wouldn't do Deny and cry alone, too When I try to say what I believe I am I hear the laughter, echoed laughter My affectations joining in To block the runt the hogs the mirror Posturing faggot in the mirror The pale-faced lies I hide behind that I've become Why am I so ashamed of my desire to be loved Why am I so afraid that I tear away from touch He closes in, and the buzzing in my head Drowns us both in hoarse contritions as I run
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