To show that you care
When on your chin is fur,
Because..."All men are the same."
For, those who care will have their hearts damaged and eyes,
filled with bloodlike tears.
And once you're seen crying,
Or "whimpering", then you're a weakling.
Yet, men are supposed to be Strong.
Because, "All men are the same", right?
So, play along and tell tales
Of how strong you are
And how long in the dark you can dwell,
Fear, being the last thing you can even smell.
Now it is shameful,
To appear soft and loving
When others are rough and tough
If the blanket goes off, no need for tugging,
For you will give us another reason to laugh
Because, "All men are strong!"
For, soft and loving are qualities not suitable
For a player who knows how the ball rolls.
You can't be a man, yet not a player
That's just a wish, you're a terrible liar.
And besides, "All men are the same", right?
This is when we celebrate,
This is when we came,
a day for which we will never forget,
the day we hath taken our name,
The essence is for your light of day,
but yours is in the nights in which you pray,
for i remember the smell, of the glorious day,
where you use to beg me,but only to say,
"goodbye", but not yet you will die,
i remember the tears that made me sye,
thus, we shed the hate that cloud the skies,
for you have taken mine,
an so you dance and drink of this bloodlike wine,
as you thirst for this beloved curse,
the truth i speak is but in this verse,
so fear,
so close, but so dear,
through the followers that claim these righteous years,
an your fame in my dead history, is all you hear,
for a victory so sweet is as tart as a lime,
for the foundation will crack like the most ancient of time,
an all that last,of the shadow that was cast,
must die,
to bring light to the sky,
as the prisoner of the branded, again she must fly.
Looking for the formal definition, structure, and history of this poetry form? Visit the Poetry Dictionary entry below. Then return to explore how PoetrySoup members bring the form to life through their own poems.