This was written as an anagram of several ideas and emotions
running around plying ping-pong with my mind and I deliberately wrote it in two
parts so as to show a shift in thought and feeling. That being the case, I
titled it Iron Man 1 and Iron Man 2 respectively.
I leave it to you, the reader, to discern if this is one or
two pieces. Frankly, I am quite curious to hear what you think… -J
Iron Man 1
I AM the Iron Man!
HEAR ME ROAR!
Heart made of cast iron and
Cold down to the core.
Impervious to life I am,
Brush that shit right off my chest!
No one can touch me see
‘Cause I’m just better than all the rest!
But if you only really knew
This shit inside my head is stew!
I am nothing but a little hurt kid lost inside this great
big world…
Licking my wounds in my own private corners
Shielded from the looks of crooks who trying to steal a bit
more of me…
A bit more of my heart…
My soul…
My passions…
They dress in expensive fashions as they try to seduce me in
to their will
Make me their slave…
Make me behave…
Make me jump up
and down when they snap their finger…
So… I build my self up…
I make myself mean…
I am arrogant… hateful… lustful, vengeful…
I will destroy you!
Make you pay!
I am the Iron Man
AND I AM HERE TO STAY!
Iron Man 2
(But… then) One night…
As I lie awake in bed,
Kept company by the screaming voices of torment invented by
my head…
I became afraid…
I was afraid of dying alone, growing up and old and coming
to an empty home…
So… I laid that suit of armor down to rest
Changed my ways, put on my best
Started being honest… And truthful…
And kind…
And compassionate… Loving, caring,
always sharing
Myself and my
love…
Because I
believed IT was possible…
But you know what? I’m so fucking done!
Dawn that suit of armor
And holy hell it’s begun!
The man in black is back for fun!
This time now with bigger guns!
Gotta’ a faster
step and a lightning draw
Meanest looking
fucker thought you’d ever saw!
Try to play me!? Look at you so
sweet!
I eat bitches like you for lunch!
Get the hell away from me!
I suppose one day I’ll meet the one
My heart will cave and all this will be done
But until that day comes it’s a holy jihad
Against all people who oppose my cause!
The earth trembles as I walk on by…
Women scream and children cry
Guys see me… wanna’ be me… try to look like me or be me in
parts…
I AM THE IRON MAN
THE DEVIL KING OF HEARTS!
-JJT
23 Jan 06