If you are easily offended
By blunt language and
The occasional roll of F-bomb,
That sort of poetry is not for you.

If you think that the World's Ruling Elite
Is your good friend and patron and will
Fix all your problems for you,
That sort of poetry is not for you.

If you've never lived with a woman,
Or passed by a brothel, or lost in a street fighting,
Or never drunk yourself to death,
Then that sort of poetry is not for you.

On the other bloody hand, . .
If you're sick of living small and
Are desperate for a breakthrough,
That sort of poetry is just for you.

If you have anger inside yourself
To be turned into the rocket gas, my poetry
Is going to blow your mind, as long as
It is written especially for men like you.

If you are a husband and dad, and therefore
Have some skin in the game, my poetry
Is going to give you what you're looking for --
An understanding of your own proper place.