A boy and time

what makes a man? a boy and time?

what makes him great, In the worlds eye?

fame and fortune are all it seems to make men great

the merit of work diminished by streams that broadcast hate

are you getting fit? Are you getting laid?

Do you drink too much and misbehave?

Do you fall in line with expectations?

Drink and fuck and drugs for recreation?

Are you doing smack and smacking bitches?

Taking names and naming stitches?

Is this having fun and being cool?

Not giving a fuck, getting high at school

There is a vision of man, tall dark and handsome,

Excellent jawline, 6 abs, and some

I’ve seen him in posters, but not in reflection

He’s better than you, bigger erection

And the crux of the matter is that’s how we feel

Maybe not you, but for me it seems real

It seems like there’s rules we’re all trying to follow

Just to feel valued and not so fucking hollow

I know I’m a man, but a manly man man?

Shits got confusing and all out of hand

What makes a man is not a problem benign

Put simply, to me... it’s a boy and time.          

Comments:

This was a response to ideas about masculinity, based I think on conversations and zeitgeist at the time. It's another of those works where I show my cynical eye for the world which we live today.