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Screwing Up or Hooking Up

Yup ... there's no question about it,
    I'm talking about sex, and all the 
        Calamity and comedy that surrounds.

Yet I'm not sure if the destiny will
    Defer to the clumsy, or if it will 
        Remain nerve-racking on all grounds.


Because seriously, it is by far the most
    Common and popular topic, that virtually
        Everyone is scared to death to talk about.

Starting with the basics, the birds & bees,
    Before graduating to STD's, I often
        Wonder if the birthrate is in doubt.


This nauseating nervousness stays with
    Us always, from the first dance to the
        Last nuptial that we profess.

So as long as those butterflies keep
    Flittering, we might get lucky with a 
        Sexual encounter, I guess.


It seems ironic that something so natural,
    Can bestow so much anxiety with the 
        Mere thought of its success.

While we fumble along, sometimes pulling
    A loose foot out of our mouth, but who knows,
        We've done more with less.

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