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Oct 05, 2011
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Tough guy
I wish I were a tough guy
The kind you meet in books
Made of rock hard muscle
With rugged hard man looks
A Raymond Chandler hero
Exuding macho charm
A super spy or villain
With a beauty on each arm
I’d love to be the kind of guy
That others see and fear
The bane of every coppers life
I'd look at them and sneer
I might fall for a sucker punch
Get beaten up or more, but
I’d meet them face to face
And then, I’d even up the score
Wish I could be like Marlowe
And ooze testosterone
Women falling at my feet
For a heart as cold as stone
I would stand up to the bad guys
When I’d won, I’d get the dame
They would say “who was that tough guy”
I’d say “Rupert, that’s my name”
— shazbat, Oct 05, 2011
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Ladderwords
14 years 8 months ago
Ha! Amazing! Just the
Ha! Amazing! Just the wonderful shot of wit I needed this dull morning. Excellent rhymes, none of which seem too tired or cliche, and the tempo clips right along. Thanks for sharing
shazbat
14 years 8 months ago
Glad I could be of service,
Glad I could be of service, It's always good to start the day with a smile.
John
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-key…
weirdelf
14 years 8 months ago
Damn, glad to be an inspiration,
but yours is far more entertaining.
The only place the meter falters is in the line
A real pain in the rear
Rupert?
[he shakes hands with the villian and says]
"Shazbat, Rupert Shazbat."
Somehow I can't quite see it [grins]
shazbat
14 years 8 months ago
Thanks for the inspiration, I
Thanks for the inspiration, I changed the "A real pain in the rear" line so hopefully it's an improvement.
John
judyanne
14 years 8 months ago
rupert is my name LOL
oh i love this write
-so had me smiling throughout and an out loud giggle at the end....
great rhythm and rhyme
a fun write
-thanks for the mood lightener :)
love judy
shazbat
14 years 8 months ago
judy, i'm glad it made you
judy, i'm glad it made you titter, Rupert was the wimpyish (is that a real word?) name I could think of at the time, did it do the trick?
John
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-key…