I found myself having a tough time getting over a recent experience so I decided to use it for something somewhat creative. While I don't really plan on spending any more time on this, I will appreciate constructive feedback.
Full disclosure: ChatGPT was consulted to sniff out weaker lines which have been rewritten by hand.
I ready my arsenal and sharpen my tools
An endless supply of jokes, some fancy words I barely use
My armour is just an ice cold face
Can't let them know you are smiling ear to ear, that's a big mistake
I have hubris in my humour, that isn't a worry
But I have never seen adversity, nor felt for a cause
All my experiences and beliefs, surmise a painfully average story
So I take off the armour and climb to the cross
They have lapped up the jokes, there may have be even some shoutouts
The sailing wasn't fully smooth, there definitely were moments of doubt
Flew too close to the sun a few times, but this one is forgiving
I thank the gods I told them I don't believe in
The day is finally here, I am calmly nervous
I drink a little extra just to still my veins
I become myself and let out some honest whims
No more food thanks, this foot in the mouth shall be my death row meal
Could have been so much worse they said
Words for my deathbed, I quipped
I will be alright I tell them
There is nothing my tunes couldn't fix
I will come back anew, doubled down with pizzazz
Wearing my heart on my sleeve, shoving my soul down the hatch
Acting like an original, no surgical parts
Morphing myself a bit more, a version tailored for the next match