Soap Box

Masculinity is the soap box each man stands upon to praise themselves 
Also it is the need to break backs with every hug to remind yourself how tall you stand 
Masculinity is the crushing of bones when you shake hands with another man who may be standing as tall as you 
This is the burden we as men are plagued with from birth 
We use all of our strength to hold onto those ideas and at the same time we let go of everything that defines us
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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