We Are Men

We are men Beat a woman you are said to be a monster After all they are the one who start the fight Beat me!,beat me !and telling us we are not men enough. Raise your voice against her and you are pronounced a domestic dictator Cry a little you are labelled a weakling Love her too much hanzi "wakadyisa" Dogs have become a name we wear everyday We are also humans we make mistakes Take it easy on us We are men, we are human Treat us like aliens and we behave as such Treat us right and will treat you better Give us love and will pay you back with affection We are men all we want its a pinch of appreciation Share hope with us not only our beds We are men, we are also human You are becoming good at counting our mistakes Watering down everything that we stand for All we hope for is our side of the story to be told someday Like you we also have our good days and bad days Dont except us to be happy all the time We are men , we are human too Written by Tawona Ranganawa