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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

About This Poem

Editing Stage: Not actively editing

About the Author

Region, Country: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Kipling, T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan and many more.

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Critiques

Ladderwords

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

weirdelf

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]

judyanne

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