It's like they still haven't learnt it.
After all these years of evolution
And of walking erect on two feet,
It is still a bit hard -
To square out the shoulders,
To puff out the chest,
To walk with the complete, stereotypical vision of
A strong, confident man.
Maybe it isn't always needed?
Or maybe that's what they want to hear.
That they're allowed to hunch
Those powerful shoulders and
Curl up into a ball and maybe just,
And maybe just once,
At least for a little while,
Around someone else, a loved one.
To have let go of that stiff posture
Does not mean that he can not
Take care of another or himself,
It just means he is tired, maybe,
Or maybe a bit sad, slightly depressed,
Everything doesn't always go the way
We want it to go.
It never does.
It's just like everyone else and
No one can remain strong at
Every single moment and you can't
Simply expect that, because he is a man,
He doesn't have feelings or that
He doesn't want to show what he feels -
Why would anyone think he doesn't?
He is human too. Just like you.
