Machismo

Any (every) man
can brag about his conquests, 
the notches in his belt
little rungs on a ladder
baptized in ********. 

Any (every) man
can regale you with stories
of their swordsmanship or cunning
linguistics.

Any (let's just be honest and say all) man
can try to hold a woman down
while pretending to hold her hand.

But it takes a REAL man
to look a beautiful woman 
in her emerald moth eyes
and say;

"Will you teach me how to fish? "
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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November 17, 2009 at 4:18 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup C Fuller. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
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November 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM
yes, great story, enjoyed reading today!!
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