charm and
balls: all a man
has, all a man
can want.
that rat bastard
Adam can land
a lass, that
rascal’s award:
that gal
as a martyr.
a thrall.
that man’s
tyranny,
that gal’s
warm hand.
any braggart’s
talk (all
balls) can
grandstand.
call at dawn
man’s wrath drawls
past psalms, stays.
any lass that
can’t slap back
gasps, blanchs,
calmly
cramps and crawls
back at that
harsh saga.