Man??

a poem about how a real man should be.

Man??? 

How can you call yourself a man? 
You abuse your woman 
By mentally bashing her, 
Physically beating her, 
Leaving her battered, bruised 
Bloody, and in tears. 

How can you call yourself a man? 
When you never take responsibility for your actions: 
Lying and indicting others, 
Denying that you had wronged her in any way, 
Letting some one else be charged with the blame 
For what you did. 

How can you call yourself a man? 
You don't take care of your child, 
You created new life 
From your own flesh and blood, 
Brought into this world, 
Abandoning both Mother and Child 
Vanishing so you don't have to pay child support. 

How can you call yourself a man? 
You raise your hand to strike a child, 
Beating and belittling the adolescent soul and, 
It doesn't matter if the child is yours or not, 
You still inflict pain and anguish 
By making them pay 
With your fiery aggression. 

How can you call yourself a man? 
How can you do such hateful things? 
Does it make you feel superior? 
Boost your ego? 
Does it make you feel good? 

Why you do those things, 
I'll never understand. 
I do know this, 
Being born with a penis, 
Does not make you a man. 

A real man emits love, 
Kindness, tenderness, love and respect, 
Treats women like Goddesses, 
Never causes them pain or anguish. 

A real man accepts responsibility, 
Whether it be good, bad, 
Right or wrong, 
He confesses his actions and 
Accepts the punishment. 

A real man loves children, 
Whether it be his own flesh and blood, 
Or the angel of his goddess, 
He'll protect them with his life, 
Teach them right from wrong 
Loving them till his dying day. 

A real man is charitable, 
Give's and helps out when ever possible, 
Never asking for anything in return, 
Just knowing he helped, 
Is payment and reward enough. 

Eric M. Maki

Author's Note

let me know what you think ... one of the only poems i wrote i really am proud of

Reviews

[Ruth]

You have a lot of elements within this that are very admirable :) A great poem and delivered with powerful conviction! Men sometimes get a strange deal when people percieve them as having no emotions..etc..however, this shows what a real man can be...
Wonderfully turned around and balanced poem! xoxo

[Mr Alednac]

This is a very good poem, a real man isn't the macho type it's the man who can do all the things that you described here. Well done.