Boys And Men Poem by Chris G. Vaillancourt

Boys And Men

Rating: 3.9


The boy dreamt of his father,

Between boys and men such
impossible expectations,
joyful boys with rumpled
hair crying for attention
Heart bursting to be
the little man.

'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you'

Men slipping away their emotional
core, resisting temptation to display
the love they have for their boys.
Holding fast to important things,
to work and career, making money
and cutting the grass. Taking care
of things, like a man.

'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you'


Such distance between boys and men,
flowers grow faster than emotions.
Expectations and demands, alliances
and situations to be addressed.
Locker room jokes, tenderly
pretending feelings are for
'sissies'. Rugged role playing,
modelling behaviour of the
tipped arrow of society.

'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you'

Things have changed, they will tell you.
Men can feel now. But we men, we
know the truth. The stereotype is
still pervasive and controlling.

A man must be strong.
A man must be brave.
A man must not love unless
he is getting laid.


'Daddy, look at me, I am just like you'

'Daddy, were you ever scared and alone like me? '

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Topic(s) of this poem: philosophy
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Irene Clark-hogg 16 October 2009

It is such a shame that society prefers to put people into these little boxes according to their gender. It takes courage to defy convention, accept the part of you which is regarded as being feminine, and be a real man. Irene

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Ruth Walters 15 October 2009

Little girls are the same really, when they fear the first date, the first kiss, the first intimacy, the first rejection, the first pregnancy, the pains of labour, bringing up their children, being their nurse, keeping a home, keeping him, being a grandmother, being gentle, suppressing masculine wants. Mummy, may I try your lipstick, mummy may I wear high heels, mummy, I want to be just like you but I'm a little lost and I'm so scared too..... Ruthie .... good poem made me think....

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Susan Horvath 14 October 2009

Well written as usual

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