To The Boys Who Try To Steal My Daughters' Hearts

I'm watching you.
You may be able to persuade their mother,
But you cannot do the same to me,
I am your worst nightmare,
Hiding in the corner of your bedroom
At night, whispering in your ear
"Jump out the window Johnny" while you
Sleep, in the morning I'm nowhere to be found.
So she likes you, I'll give you the chance,
But never the benefit of the doubt, I taught her
What love looks like, the ins and outs of a real
Man, I taught her to laugh with no warrant and
Cry with no towel, smile with no worries and
Scream with no vowel. I was the face she woke up
To when she had a bad dream, the voice that sang
Her to sleep when her little feet were restless.
I was her first date because, if anything,
I wanted to make sure she knew she deserved more
Than a bag of popcorn and a cheesy love story.
I was born with perfect aim to pick off boys like you
One by one. I am the embodiment of a ninja,
Not because I blend in with my surroundings but of
The delicate dance I do with nature, I climb trees
With poison darts and hang from rooftops, and
Just when you thought you lost me, I am the rustle in the
Bushes. You see, I am required to give you a chance,
You're lucky she chose you, but I dare you to break
Her heart and I will break your bones with a force
Tenfold the pain you have caused my princess,
It's not murder if you don't think about it.
I danced with her to Michael Jackson, spun her in circles
Like a merry-go-round, I taught her how to mold
A life with her own two hands, how a man is supposed
To treat a woman, she watched me live my words
With her mother, so I tell you, boy, don't test my
Girl, I'm watching you.

~ Kai Alexander Means