On Becoming A Barbarian Poem by Neo Mehlomakulu

On Becoming A Barbarian

I know you want to parade me as a real man in front of your drunken friends father
I know you want to shut them up from calling me a faggot and a fucking coward
But climbing the mountain I won't
I won't stand naked before those ancient men and let them slaughter me in the name of taking it as a man!

On Becoming A Barbarian
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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