Neanderthal

I was the golden child with all the brains

I was so wild and too hard to contain

I was a whiny ball of nerves and need

Perfectly taut, invincibility

Let's be blunt for a moment

Say it right to my face

Heavy hands at the ready

I need to know, a friend or foe?

I feel my back against the wall

A stepping stone, a primal roar

I hook and claw, neanderthal

Look at me weave like a leopard off my leash

The devil you thought you knew has broken free

Amber and ochre mixed with sweat and cum

You won't share your paint with everyone

Look out, I'm feeling dirty

Then I lose restraint

Get to bed by 10:30

I need to know, a friend or foe?

Leaves are falling, please don't falter

I feel my back against the wall

Sealed encaustic, leash and collar

A stepping stone, a primal roar

Leaves are falling, please don't falter

I hook and claw, neanderthal

Neanderthal

Take another drag off a cigarette

Itching for a fight near the swing set

Angel breathing down on my clavicle

Chewing on a bone like an animal

Dialing up torque on a tourniquet

Choking out the life as I pirouette

Look into a mirror on a black wall

Every time I see the neanderthal