sit here, love
and compete with me
for strength
and willingness to hurt
push against
bone-tendon-hardened wrists
send refusal turned apathy
blank faced and bleeding
down the road a little more
enters the tunnel
dark and damp
an epic
in dedication to your need
to be told no
and drive on
down the wrong lane
this freeway
did not consent verbally
and so I burn no rubber
but don't slow down
and the asphalt's on fire
with its girlish whimper-frown
rest stop railing/engine sputters
to the sound of throats steaming
passed out prostitute
patience, pondering possessor
inching towards
echoes empty eyes
that don't yet blink
but take away what
glistened in mine
cold to touch
cold road/cold unresting highway
i'll still ride you home again
and compete with me
for strength
and willingness to hurt
push against
bone-tendon-hardened wrists
send refusal turned apathy
blank faced and bleeding
down the road a little more
enters the tunnel
dark and damp
an epic
in dedication to your need
to be told no
and drive on
down the wrong lane
this freeway
did not consent verbally
and so I burn no rubber
but don't slow down
and the asphalt's on fire
with its girlish whimper-frown
rest stop railing/engine sputters
to the sound of throats steaming
passed out prostitute
patience, pondering possessor
inching towards
echoes empty eyes
that don't yet blink
but take away what
glistened in mine
cold to touch
cold road/cold unresting highway
i'll still ride you home again