Being a Man

30 May, 2013

The Man

The Man The Man Stripped of all worldly wealth Stripped of worldly functions Of just being himself For what is his value worth? The Man Stripped of lies Stripped of false pretensions Of just being truthful For what is his truth worth? The Man Stripped of false friends Stripped of using others Of just being open For what is his friendship worth? The Man Stripped of puppy love Stripped of cocktail love Of just feeling For what is his love worth?

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Just Don't Know How

The rush of joy in the stomach, in the arms unexpected, being rolled over, taken by surprise yes, pure joy, could leap in the air like a kid with his first bicycle, or Christmas water drops on the outer lids I’m early and I’m happy to be here in a couple of minutes, be meeting them taunt face, trying not to bleed the tears the tears of feelings, strong, what the hell’s going on movement of the head, camouflage for a possible on looker mouth, dry, lips, hard, facial muscles, locked down

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I Am More Than

I am more than an employee I am more than a servant I am more than an image I am more than an engineer I am more than a thinker I am more than a husband I am more than a lover I am more than a father I am more than a man I am more than a human I am more than a spirt I am my self

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How Do You Feel

“How do you feel?” She asked “Okay” I said, smiling “Is that all?” she retorted wanting to be told something like: “I feel elevated with you” “My heart flutters near you” “I feel free like a bird with you” “My heart is floating on a white cloud of pure bliss” …Or some other bumpf “Dunno” I replied I didn’t look, I didn’t dare to look dare to look down, deep inside down, deep inside, to see, the grey fog to see, the grey fog, covering the pit covering the pit, of ages the pit of ages, covered with a reinforced concrete lid a reinforced concrete lid, like those of the underground missile silos those of the underground missile silos, three metre thick a three metre thick lid, on that pit on that pit, ready to be taken off to be taken off, to see the those things to see the those things, of feelings, of a life time, of feelings, of a life time, writhing, around, writhing, around, to get out to get out, to be free to be free, to be felt, to be cared for to be felt, to be cared for, to be washed, to be washed of the pain to be washed of the pain, in rainbows to be washed of the pain, in rainbows, and with crystal drops in rainbows, and with crystal drops, of a thousand streams of a thousand streams, of tears a thousand streams of tears, to be washed free to be washed free with tears

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