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.

[The Wave]

nice,
really enjoyed reading this one.
pride is definitely "the food that feeds..[a man's] soul."

overall, this is written extremely well. great choice of words ...another favorite of mine.
good job. :)

[Tracie Skarbo]

So that is the secret!! Big smiles. I love this I love the way you peel back the layers of men without taking away from the charm and what makes them all so loveable. Great picture by the way. I think black and white pictures are much better at telling a story then anything else. It is just the way that they have that haunting look no matter how much time has gone by. Excellent job by the way!

[Aurora]

Wow... that poem literally wowed me. You captured the essence of the relationship between most men and women... and you especially captured the essence of man. I certainly can agree with you, living with my father and my boyfriends and all the men in my life, that pride is their strength and their weakness. That's why all of the real literature points those things out about men... and how they need women to balance them out.
"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 stay true to you.
Tate"

Sorry it took me almost a week to review it. =P
I'm glad I read it. It's one of my favorites.

[They.Call.Me.Mo]

This is beautiful and just so incredibly astonishing, the way you can word it with such divine vocabulary and make the words flow, while the poem still tells a story.

[Bhavya Kaushik]

Ah! It was very deep and thoughtful, ironic to an extend also.
I liked it, the flow of this piece is totally flawless indeed.
great work :)

[The Last Poetic King]

This was very moving, the words you speak are true. I felt the message you were trying to express, but the message could be different than what you sought it to be. So true, great work here.

[MoonlitAngel]

A man is nothing without pride,
it is the food that feeds his soul.

BRILLIANT. Favorite line XD I love it.:) Very true too, i can tell. Just because I observe people... The store is the best place to do that.. But anyways... Vocabulary is wonderful, and it flows perfectly. It's like a perfectly pitched note (I think is how you say it. Sorry.. Not a singer lol.). Very very good! It's amazing.

[Honey]

Absolutely phenomenal. Brilliant vocabulary, flawless flow...one of the best poems I've read in a while. Very well done!