[the Writing of Kuypers]
I wanted you to know
that wouldn’t fight my weaponry
I would come in to town
and rape is such a hard word, you know,
this is how I care to think of you.
I didn’t even need to use the hand-grenade
even before i started using my tongue as a weapon with a kiss
and I would never have to resort to violence
we seldom had opportunities before
I know I wasn’t ready for a battle before
and no, it was not a momentous moment in my life
you still thought I was beautiful
but that is the cost of winning battles all the time, I guess
you thought I would always want you
people thought we would never get along.
you were easy prey, you know.
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the Battle at Hand
that I was on a mission when I saw you
and that I was a warrior
and you were just a helpless victim
that couldn’t fight my weaponry
and pillage and rape
and rape and pillage
depending on how you put it
entirely inappropriate for this
because I made sure that you wanted me
before it was all over
because I have a knack for doing that
when I fight my battles
I was on a conquest
and i came fully equipped with ammunition
I had bayonets
I had a rifle
with rounds of bullets in a chain
thrown over my shoulder
I had a .22 caliber magazine loaded hand-gun
or the tear gas
I used it as a weapon with words
and I knew I had won you won over from the start
you looked at me when I spoke
and I think you might have actually wanted to listen to me
to get what I wanted from you
and there wasn’t much of an opportunities here
but we made one
and we somehow made it work
but I want you to know
that I came ready to fight
and I didn’t care the circumstance
or whether or not we had to be quiet
because we wouldn’t want anyone to find out
and no one did
it was just a moment
a conquest, a battle,
and in my own mind,
I won the war
and that I was horny
did I create a little monster in you?
now I’m going to have to re-arm myself
and use my stockade of defenses to push you away
and you know, I liked winning the battle,
but I’ll have to work again
so that you don’t come back to haunt me
because we weren’t meant to be anything to each other
and you were just a conquest for me
a battle won
but I know better
I know there is no such thing as NOT getting along with me
and I know I can make anyone like me
as I did with you
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  Watch the YouTube video below(or click on the video image to view this video in another window)  (3:33) at the live Jesse Oaks live “UNcorrect” feature 06/21/07
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| The above YouTube (2:48) was performed live at the show for the Urbanation book release, 02/22/04 at Red Lion in Chicago. |
