At What Point Did Being a Crybaby Become a Sign of Masculinity?

Boys and men are killing themselves, I'm told, because they're
No longer sitting on pedestals which they never deserved.
Their richer brethren shipped their jobs to Asia. Now,
An unschooled guy can't make a lot of money with his
Muscles. He could go to school, but he's not fond
Of books and classes. All the women he'd encounter
Seem so smart. They'd humble him. Why can't they be
More like his grandma, cooking, raising kids at home?
Why don't they look up more to men, who, as his church's
Preacher said, were meant to rule their over them? Displaced
From their pedestals, men are but women's equals now,
And, since that's unacceptable, they choose to kill themselves.





Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2025-04-01 at 00:22

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