Lifeproof
Llfeproof, I see your gauntlet thrown down
Is my life rough enough to smash your crown?
Are my depths so deep to make you drown?
If I leave you on the dash when I’m in town
Can you take the heat; will you melt down?
I’ll pitch you to my son; he’ll knock you downtown
Maybe even all the way to Cooperstown
Take you on a sweaty run, sun-up to sundown
Wear you on my hip when I ride ‘round
Subject you to every ride on the playground
(But modern playgrounds are all padded down)
Dance all day and night at a howdown
Take you to Tombstone for a showdown
Pick a fight with a boxer of world renown
Ask a pro wrestler to see his best takedown
Drop you at the ranch in something brown
Leave you in a wok in Chinatown
Then take you to a masseuse for a rubdown
If I can’t defeat you, should I be let down?
Not rugged enough, should I wear a gown?
It appears that you survived, what a comedown
At least my phone’s safe, but still I frown
It’s ringing really loud, not in shutdown
Telling me not to be such a fool clown
4/14/15
Copyright © Tom Quigley | Year Posted 2016
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