A Summer Sight
burning white glare
forces squinted sight ~
sons squat by pool squashing bugs
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Sally young eslinge
(C) June 25, 2022
boys will be boys,
they love the joys in life,
no matter how old they are.
they think they're invincible,
nothing is impossible.
they still play with their toys
that make a lot of noise,
brag and insist
how they love and kiss all the girls.
they love their fishing and hunting
and say it is all in the wrist,
and they never miss.
they love their fast cars
and say they can drink
anyone under the table;
or is it all a fable?
just to name a few on the list
4/8/2022
~*~
no offense just musing
They always say, "boys will be boys," and leave it at that.
No one will try to fix the situation because boys will be boys.
They let him be stupid, abusive, and sexual because boys will be boys.
And I can't fix that.
I can't fix that because I'm a girl and we should learn to accept that boys will be boys.
We should learn that when they do stuff like that it's because boys will be boys.
We learn that no one cares because boys will be boys.
We learn to keep our problems to ourselves because boys will be boys.
We learn that it is okay to be verbally, physically, and sexually abused by a guy because boys will be boys.
So, what's the point in trying when you know you are going to fail over and over again?
What's the point if we are the ones getting lessons on how to act when they are the ones who need them?
What's the point in teaching us how not to get raped if boys will be boys and do what they feel like anyways?
This should not be about what we wear of how we act or if we said no, this should be about how boys will be boys.
They are the ones who need to be taught that just because boys will be boys that doesn't mean that girls will be toys.
I save memories of four boys, ~~not three,
They got out two toys, gameboy that would be,
My they have grown, they are aged differently,
Day not as smooth, as I make it, ~~you see,
Why did the older two, ~~play sneakily,
Made the brothers to be angry, ~~like me,
"Share the gameboy", I said commandedly,
"Here, the toy, lest dad turn off the T.V.!"
Date: 05/30/2019
Boys will be boys is often said
A kind reference to naughty
Would this disparity then cause
Dudes to show action quite haughty
Yearning for female attention
By some catcalls and wolf whistles
Undermining the ladies who
Get attacked by verbal missiles
Gentlemen, listen to me now
Each of you, must hear what I tell
Remember what you might be called
Such as this acrostic does spell!
trigger warning Rape, sexual harassment
you were 6 when the boy in the desk behind you kept pulling your ponytail till he made you cry. It was okay though,it meant you had pretty hair.
You were 9 when the ball kicked at you by the boys in the field coloured your eye instead of the makeup you were not yet allowed to wear. It was okay though, they did that because you were so pretty you intimated them.
You were 12 when the filthy fingers of the boy next you on the bus marked your thighs blue. You didn't tell anyone though. You knew it was your fault really; that skirt was too seductive.
You were 16 when the man on the other side of the street had the brilliant idea of following you down the road, cornering you in that dark aisle and thrusting himself inside of you. Only to leave you there, a bloody half-naked carcass, repeating to yourself again and again that this was okay. This was okay because boys will be boys. Girls? Well, we just have to take it like a man.
Baby Boy Altar Boy Golden Boy
Lazy Boy Fat Boy Doughboy
Star Boy Car Boy Hardy-har-har-Boy
Bell Boy Bus Boy Bar Boy Cigar Boy
Noodle Boy Poodle Boy Strudel Boy
Skinny Boy Bony Boy Phony Boy
Go Boy Slow Boy Whoa Boy
No Boy Po' Boy Oh Boy!
Top Boy Bee-Bop Boy Stop Boy!
Hey Boy Hi Boy "Atta Boy' Goodbye Boy!
Some unmarried older men
want the same from their mistresses as their socks
~ gently used and freedom ~
Cheers for freedom
~
Be you
Be true
Do not ever be blue
15.02.2017
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
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The pain will never go away, it just stays.
Everyday he tried to keep his head held high,
but everything would change in just ten days.
They said boys will be boys, it’s just a phase,
but again they were wrong, just one more lie.
The pain will never go away, it just stays
Each year, each month, each day was just a haze,
and all he wanted was to say goodbye,
but everything would change in just ten days.
The words, the pain, were just a repeated phrase,
He was their target, a special bull’s eye.
The pain will never go away, it just stays.
School was pointless, just another maze.
One without escape, no matter how he try,
but everything would change in just ten days.
He made up his mind, and got no delays.
His last words: they were just simple goodbyes.
The pain will never go away, it just stays,
but everything did change, in just ten days.
Was it big John or was it ol Jack
Who started me on this laugh attack
A limy or two
Now some haiku
Think I'll join in by throwing some smack
Boys will be boys
that's what they said.
But to me, boys were drugs
and I'd wind up dead.
Nothing ever worked,
until I found you.
You were my hope for love,
The start of something new.
The horrible distance
It was our greatest threat.
sometimes it didn't matter,
you were my safety net.
Once or twice we perished,
not understanding our hearts.
But mind over matter,
we were never fully apart.
Were connected in ways
I never would've thought.
and I crazy about you,
I love you a lot.
So we'll continue on this path
until it hits an end.
And I'll be right beside you,
my best friend.
You are so full of excitement,
That you at times can not contain it.
You enjoy playing with your toys,
And I say "Boys will be Boys."
I know nothing seems easy for you,
Just remember to never be blue.
For I will always be there, it's true,
To show you that I care for you.
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