Be A Man
Poem
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Go to work
Pay the bills
Make the kill
Take the Meat
Show your worth
Stand up tall
Never fall
Never sleep
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Close your eyes
Bury pain
Sever ties
Never weep
Take the strain
The abuse
Push it down
Swallow truth
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Take the blame
Say sorry, you’ll
Find solace in
Your solitude
Make a plan
Follow through
Become a numb
And hollow you
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Grow a hard
Protective skin
Panic when it’s
Wearing thin
Hide emotions
From your kin
Learn to never
let them in
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Pay your debts
Build a name
Gain respect
Play the game
Break a sweat
Pull your weight
Watch your step
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Don’t let them spot
That you’re inept
Be careful not
To lose respect
You useless wreck
You neutered, feckless,
Henpecked, foolish,
Peutrid wretch
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Put the noose
Around your neck
Slowly as you
Tip the chair
Feel the stretch
Teeter on the
Very edge
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
Be a man
more by Lucas Howard
photograph by Lucas Sankey
