I wear a mask, and it's not my fault.
Three words condemn me, and my male peers,
To a life of anger and confrontation.
BE A MAN! ! ! !
What IS a man? How can I do that
When there is not a definition:
No example, no guide book for me to read!
BE A MAN!
Every day I decide how to look.
I have to walk in a certain way,
Swagger and strut my stuff without any fear.
BE A MAN!
I cannot back off; show I'm sacred..
I mean a man can never back down:
Show fear; act kind; be soft; or really show concern.
BE A MAN!
No room for love: but if that's the case
When I am growing with my male friends:
How will I understand true love when older?
BE A MAN!
Confrontation, that is what I learn.
So how can I change to love a girl?
I was never taught to love, just the opposite!
BE A MAN!
Just those three words, said far too often
Mean no life long friends, well that would be soft.
Like it's so gay to share your worries and fears.
BE A MAN!
I'll live anger! always will be best:
Prove myself all the time, to everyone.
Chest out, shoulders square: daring you to risk it.
BE A MAN
Teach me anger, I will be angry.
Only you can change it, teach me love.
Don't set an unreachable goal, beyond my grasp.
BE A MAN!
Teach me to love, concern and compassion.
Then I will know how to share my life;
First with male friends, and then with a lifelong partner.
BE A MAN
Then I can love my own, my children
The cycle then broken I'll be ME!
Till then I play your game, be what none can define
I'll BE A MAN! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem