you deserve sweet time
in the sunshine sunning
years gone by years
without your face so stunning
but
vulnerability without sharpness
is dull as a dull day
a humid hug and a sweaty brow
and nothing much more to say
be vulnerable
and be sharp too
be vulnerable
but be smart through
life
isn’t only pearls
but sharp knives
and swine who hurl
lesser things in
with your supposed repose
they’ll drag you down
and make of you sweet din
when fear haunts
we can hide or expose
what they can’t see they can’t hit
and what they can they can
but you
you can be so much more
than vulnerability
than what you have currently in store
be vulnerable one day
but first be clever
be sharp
be wise and never
say what doesn’t need to be said
not everything needs to be said
not even your vulnerability
not even most tears that are shed
patience and learning
truth and foundation
these are the virtues
that can win entire nations
vulnerability’s cloak
is too often for dopes
who speak things so stupid
and don’t understand cupid
seduce a woman with
‘authenticity’
is just code-word for lazy
don’t sweep her off your feet instead
tell her how you’re scared at night before bed
no intentionality, no spark divine
no hard work, no biding time
just boring, boring
same old thing
vulnerability and ‘my shame’
what a cheap cheat
what a shady cloak — vulnerability
but, to the one who wears it
a tasty, delightful treat
addicting and oh, to the grave, so sweet
lull others with boring story
instead of telling
with your life
a damned good one
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