Since I’s a boy

• Since I’s a boy I’ve always loved to fight,
• To prove myself that I’m the better man,
• To take his power away from him is right!
• To show my strength and goodness that I can;
• But fight a master warrior like you,
• So understrength and ill-prepared was I,
• My mind and body traitors, my heart too,
• So weak the weapons ‘gainst your panoply;
• Your arms and shoulders first to launch attack,
• Your hips and thighs were bringing up the rear,
• Your breast and neck and face left ruin and rack,
• Your smile and face caused sweet and happy fear:
• Valiantly I fought against love’s war,
• Pitilessly you won forever more!

Copyright John Justice 2015