Sarai Virden Poet Quatrain

Keepers of the Man Cave

Keepers of the "Man Cave"
A revelation dawned today
I've seen the refuge built
Where the boy in a man be saved

Sandbox space with trucks arrayed
Standing guard your sacred forts 
Battles wars and raids dissuade 
Your hearts from changing their course

Keepers of the "Man Cave"
Protectors of cyber space
Guarding testosterone sanctuaries 
This teenage "sacred place"

Slaying your dragons on congenial battleground 
Plastic guns hunt the miles cross hemispheres 
Where the sound of "what the hell" resound
Joyfully filling the hours of your years

Keepers of the "Man Cave"
Fantasy football and Game Day paraphernalia 
Seduction and booze hanging on your walls
Left women thinking it was life dysplasia 

When in truth it's not that at all
The weight you carry O'the strain of man
Under constant burdens fearful you'll f
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When In the joy of being boys you could stand

Keepers of the "Man Cave"
Filled with reminders to be young
Hotties looking desirously toward you 
Your reprieve from things still undone

Some of us know and even understand
Your right to the "Man Cave" anomaly
And the necessity for which it stands
The place to bear up under all life demands

Keepers of the "Man Cave"
Your work it never ends
And on YOU your family relies 
Your eyes and shoulders shrouded in strength 
But it's a long row to hoe for you guys

So when the weary comes to patronize
Let the boy in you have his day
It's a right of passage signified
A man can stand if he's given to play

Keepers of the "Man Cave"
Keep guard against perilous fight
For that boy in you keeps our man tender
And in your arms all our world is right

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Poet Destroyer A December 24, 2013 at 3:39 AM Sarai--Dropping by with SMILES and CHRISTMAS CHEERS. Thank You for making this a great year for ALL OF US. --- May magic fill your days and all your dreams come true this holiday season. MERRY CHRISTMAS <3 Love Linda -The Sweetest Poet Destroyer

Anne-Lise Andresen December 23, 2013 at 5:47 AM - Thank you for sharing this poem with me,Sarai - very well written! - Wishing you a peaceful and happy Christmas - Many good wishes for the year 2014! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Eileen Manassian December 18, 2013 at 7:48 AM Sarai....this is a tremendous write.....so full of wisdom. I loved that FALL bit...oh, the truth of it. I'm so glad I'm not a man. The ability to cry and be vulnerable....is something I can't forgo. Thanks for your love and friendship. Sarai Virden December 18, 2013 at 12:51 PM Many thanks sweet Eileen. So thankful to be a woman, I hear you! Hugs <3

Jack Ellison December 18, 2013 at 6:37 AM This one is BRILLIANT, my dear sweet Sarai!!! I am soooo impressed with your talents, with your inner being that allows you to write with such passion! I don't know how else to express it! I am so fortunate to have your loving friendship... you mean the world to me, dear one! Love, Jack XOXOXOXOX Sarai Virden December 18, 2013 at 12:49 PM The older I get the greater appreciation I have for the male gender.... You men amaze me! Loving hugs my sweet Santa <3 XOXOX