they will tell you
every chance they get
that boys
are not supposed to cry
time to call it
for what it is
a bull$^*! lie
one that we have all
so easily bought into
in one form or another
no matter who we are
take a deep look in
any boy’s eyes
it’s a bull$^*! lie
you see no tears
welling up inside
or rolling gently
down a sloping cheek
a bull$^*! lie
the tears are real
hidden on the inside
for the strength
of our young men
in the face of tragedy
is emotional courage
stop telling our boys
not to cry
it’s a bull$^*! lie
~Mark Schutter Ā©2014
Where are the tender hearted warrior poets that the world so desperately needs to stand in the gap for others and to battle the evil?
