for me...

can you scratch a diamond?
you just might be hard enough
       for me.

can you creep up behind me
       and kiss me on the
       back of my neck, to
       surprise me in the kitchen?
you just might be soft enough
       for me.

can you grasp the bull by
      the horns and rip
      them out, then hold
      them over your mouth,
      letting the blood drip?
you just might be strong enough
     for me.

can you rock an infant to sleep,
     holding her
     head in your palm
     like a juicy grapefruit
     that rests upon your shoulder?
you just might be gentle enough for me.

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