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Being a Man -Built Different-

Being a man, is already a great sacrifice on its own For it takes more mind and will than heart That's why we considered heartless I guess that's just a result of always being locked out Being a man, takes a lot on the mind For yours is always to constantly give Even when you've already given it your all You still able to lay down your life if need be That's why we disconnected with family For our first instinct is wild, Wild cause we always out to provide Brave the storms so that everyone stays in That's why we smile less and less Cause out here we need to be serious We not paid to show our teeth, Unless we scaring the hell out of those watching Being a man, is eternal starting from when one is a baby All the way to being an adult and even in death Cause if you die and leave dependants behind They'll always look upto your life for them to survive That's why we have to be always strong Putting ourselves last everytime Cause it only takes one show of weakness For people to come calling, they don't understand us That's why when there's to much talk, gender war Where we being sidelined and overburdened But we don't have time to fight by replying Cause its weak of us replying back at a woman, so we watch The PO£T

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