Foolish Pride

 

 

What frail creatures we men are

made from sinew, muscle and pride

Thinking we can conquer the world

for the woman who sits by our side

 

All is brash, gall and bravado

with such a carefree debonair

Taunting those who test our mettle

intimidating all who dare

 

A young man thinks himself gifted

to hold sway and folly so near

Injure his pride and you will find

that he becomes someone to fear

 

A man is nothing without pride

it is the food that feeds his soul

Desired respect of fellows

becomes his sole life’s aim and goal

 

The handsome woman of his dreams

is she that realizes this flaw

Playing to his strength and weakness

by pretending she never saw

 

To that woman he grants comfort

strong arms forever hold her tight

Their truth of heart is not broken

whenever she is out of sight

 

The reason men are unfaithful

they behave only by your side

Has little to do with temper

and everything to do with pride

 

If you wish for a happy home

a man who's strait forward and true

Then play host to his foolish pride

and he will be loyal to you

 

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Author's Note

It is almost comical to me just how naive we men are about our own weakness. So I wrote this for the women to understand what it is that drives men. For the men this is no surprise it is what men are taught from cradle to the grave.

Reviews

[R J Askew]

Most enjoyable. Simple but great wisdom. I confess I am full of P. I agree it can be a flaw, but it is also perhaps what makes us exciting, what drives us on. Cruel Life demands that we win, win, win. Maybe pride is a sort of oil in our cogs. What are we without it? As ever balance is all though. Too little and we are inert, too much and we are insufferable.

[tynamite]

Whoa! This poem is actually really good. And it can speak to alot of people like me. lol.
It's rare for a man to put their pride aside.

[River Wilson]

You were right Tate, this IS a good one.
Wow, im sitting here thinking god i hope im never unfaithful, but i must say i have too much pride.
Maybe because im still young and as my father use to say "hes 6 foot tall and thinks hes bullet proof".
Like every piece of your writting im keeping this in the back of my mind for the next time i need it.
This is one of those poems that ends perfectly and could give you chills if you let it.

[Dana Kathryn]

WOW This is an AMAZING write!!! This brought bitter sweet tears to my eyes...This hit me emotionally very strong!You have a way with words and incite!!!! :)

[G. Marie"floating on an..]

Pride, ego or maybe both. men love to have their ego boosted. hmmm the old country song comes to mind -------Stand by your man. and it must be true from a man's perspective. great insightful poem. as much as men are clueless about women I GUESS us women are just as clueless about men.. loved your poem

[Poetic Beauty]

You have so hit the nail on the head with this poem. Pardon the cliche. It is a great poem and the flow is done smoothly as always. This is true and a bit funny at the same time from a woman's perspective.

[Sorry Infamous]

Oh, how sad but true... LOL. Good write.

[the_stoic]

as always you display an uncanny ability to understand the psyche of people ... i slightly disagree with the last stanza though .. sometimes men do let go of their pride too cause love matters the most to some ...

[Nayan]

The poems speaks of human psychology, specially full of wisdom of age and experience!

So true are these line mostly!

"A man is nothing without pride,
it is the food that feeds his soul.
Desiring respect of his fellows,
becomes his sole life’s aim and goal."

And these...

"The reason men are unfaithful,
why they only behave by her side.
Has little to do with temper,
and everything to do with pride."

[alison13]

this is a very meaningful poem.

The reason men are unfaithful,
why they only behave by her side.
Has little to do with temper,
and everything to do with pride.

those lines are true.. good job. :)

[Kieran James McGovern]

Yeah, this is excellent. It speaks to me a lot these days! I wish I could put it so eloquently, but I'm glad you did. I think I'm definitely one of those guys... unless you're making a generalization? BUT... at least I see it in myself... so I'm not all bad, right?!

Good work :)