I gave you the finger(s)

Never once,
could I count to two on one hand,
and now it's impossible,
I didn't know how to get through,
to you,
I just couldn't comprehend.

Never been a factory worker,
didn't lose any fingers from fatigue at the slaughterhouse,
or malfunctioning equipment at the steel mill.

I guess I took the expression far to literally,
and look now,
how many times I
"gave you the finger"
so you could keep them to remind you,
just how much I wanted you to get the point.

So now with only two remaining,
one on each hand,
I suppose they're both the middle,
though that wasn't always true,
before I couldn't count to two,
to get through to you.

Don't let me lack of falanges fool you into believing,
that somehow I "gave you the upper hand,"
but you can keep the fingers,
they may come in handy someday.

So the next time you're speedin' down I-35,
someone cuts you off,
roll down the window and throw them a finger,
I cut off to give to you.

When the mood strikes me now,
I close my eyes and count to two,
and think upon I could possibly get through to you.
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