IRON

Armor attire a fashion in valiant vigor
arms of steel tendons slash fearlessly
at the villains of life,
chest a fleshly puff of pride,
each dash of metal manhood
leaves its scars upon the world
writing with potent and fierce identity
as volatile calligraphy of testosterone,
declaring in thunderous adulthood,
I am man!

When the arena is silent
gladiator drops his
iron jaw gestures,
suit of impenetrability
another form of diaper rash
from too much zeal
and not enough
of maturity's baby powder.