the sex-peace

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the sex-peace by Rg Gregory

 the first thing about a man my son
is that he’s not a woman – and don’t
let any woman tell you what a man is
or any kind of man with his own agenda
of what a man is – quite simply
a man is what a man is (crimes and all) 
knowing that my son then find
your own way of being what a man is
and be it in the best way that you can

the first thing about a woman my daughter
is that she’s not a man – and don’t
let any man tell you what a woman is
or any kind of woman with her own agenda
of what a woman is – quite simply
a woman is what a woman is (crimes and all)
knowing that my daughter then find
your own way of being what a woman is
and be it in the best way that you can

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