Gain Ground

A little chip on my shoulder
for the devil to eat when 
it gets hungry from 
whispering in my ear 
you're the special one
who's as vulnerable as 
you and so I wilfully
play in a sandbox of
everyone else's guilt and
shame because why not
accept guilt and shame,
amass more chips for the
devil to eat, to hell with
hunger dollars, who's
as accepting of discomfort
as me, only of course I
once stopped Frank dead
in his tracks, as he charged,
head down towards me,
no, I bellowed, I don't
roughhouse as this age
or never, and so yes,
there are needles you can
aim to prick at 
my centre of gravity,
or lack thereof and 
an eternity spent in the 
form room, waiting for my
shoulders to broaden 
and my stance to harden.

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