Bearing this bull body through this china shop world means
A holding back
Means
Carefully watching my haunches
Holding my tail still
Placing each step as lightly as possible
If I am to admire the wares
I have to hold them in these clumsy hooves
Carefully
Carefully
The example of the other bulls shows me that this is not necessary
I could stomp and thrash and champ
And there would be no consequence
Except
All this broken china
I used to be so small
Remember being towered over
Little runty smart boy
Never knew what to do with this
Thick neck
Barrel chest
And these long legs
I'll tell you the bull I would be:
My 6'3" football star of a father
Speaks me the story of his only fight
Where another boy made him mad enough to
Swing
He watched the head snap back
Shocked
Never swung
Again