~ Poem: For WOMEN only~ (page 6)

avishai

AMEN!!!

That guy is a sexist in the truest form of the word.

FlyingHighNow

AMEN!!!
That guy is a sexist in the truest form of the word.

Yeah, he was a Catholic priest before he wrote those books, but he was supposed to be a credible expert on men and women. I believe men should listen to their consciences and not think that society should dictate how they will act or feel.

Abandoned

Funny poem. Here's one from an abused man's point of view:

Enough! I wash the dishes.
You rewash them.
"You're worthless!"
Said without words.

Beautiful bouquet of
Bright, fall flowers.
Sent just because.
"Who the HELL arranged them?"

"I love you honey!"
Scribbled on a note,
Hidden to surprise you.
Your hurtful words surprise ME.

The lawn's mowed.
The kitchen's clean.
The clothes are put away,
Yet your anger remains.

Focused but maudlin,
I rummage through
My meager belongings,
As I pack them to leave. And here's another written in response to an abusive girlfriend: Hands Off! Searing torrents of molten asphalt
swelter inside my chest.
The catalyst that sparked
this raging inferno,
your words
still pound inside my head.
Blank-faced, devoid of emotion,
you offer an embrace.

Hands off!

Desire for reconciliation
mocks my pain.
Dreams of a white picket fence,
grandkids gathered around,
a collection of priceless, dime-store baubles,
dissipate in smoke.
Adorned in ignorance,
you reach to touch my face.

Hands off!

Comfort and pleasure,
desire and fulfillment,
memories of contact,
enjoyed,
burrow into my mind.
Herculean temptation,
overpowers my will.
~ Almost ~

Hands off!

cyrus

Let me let you into a secret men are pretty shallow ,the worst ones are the ones that try to be all new man 4 u .This is what ive been making all along .Real men go out to work even if they hate the job because taking care of their family comes before anything else .Real men will punch out a man who insults or hurts the ones he loves (even if u think hes wrong for doing it)real men dont abuse their wives girlfriends or child or anyone elses. They are the ones he should protect to the death or detriment to himself.Real men appreciate the things you do for him and value you all the more when u appreciate him also .New man doest exist and did.iTS ALL A CON.trouble is most of u ladies fell for it

FlyingHighNow

Abandoned, those poems are not only very nicely composed, they do very well at expressing the profundity of the man's sadness. I certainly have seen women who do not treat men well, even taking extreme advantage of strings of men. I guess what I am saying is that being opportunistic and/or abusive is a human thing, rather than a gender thing. ((((((Aban))))))))

Cyrus, I would add to what you said, that people in general think on a more surface level than they do delve into the complex. But it's probably more to preserve their own states of sanity as in Ignorance is Bliss. I had a physician once tell me that the often the more intelligent a person is, the more complex thought they put into life & generally the sadder and less satisfied they are because they cannot allow themselves to pretend away the darkness in our world. So shallow isn't always a bad thing. I just know enough that aren't shallow that I give you all more credit than the Venus /Mars expriest guy.

The new man? I think he's a myth. Those sweetheart guys have always existed. I don't think there's anything wrong with a man defending his family or bravely going to work no matter what. I understand, I have to be unable to crawl before I call in sick to work. What I mean is that I am giving men more credit than to live up to society's stereotype of them. Yes, some guys do try to fit themselves into that mold, until they mature that is. And yes some unlucky guys just seem to naturally fit into that mold. On the other hand there are men like my Mother's father and Andy's father who do not live up to it in any sense, but are faithful, loving, hardworking, kind, wise, respected husbands and fathers. The sad thing is that society no longer reveres such men. Andy is maturing into a rather nice sweetheart like my grandfather and his father. He's got a little work, but he's well on his way. No one would ever think my grandfather a weak, hen pecked man. The man was great and his legend in the world of chiropratic lives on down to this day.

Sparkplug

I have to say that I am about to get smacked for being spoilt....

TxTiger my roommate is the best cook and loves to make us the best and most appealing creations. So everyday that he is off, we have the best breakfast and supper. Talk about spoiling useful habits. Then this week another friend made me the absolute best Steak with blue cheese and even my daughter and son cook.

Don't get me wrong, I love to cook, but with all of the people that love to cook in the house, I don't mind laying low and letting them knock themselves out!

Then I suck at washing laundry. I love to fold it, but my family pretty much banned me from washing it. They want the whites made white.

Then I don't iron that much, but my daughter loves it and my roommate does it every morning so seeing they don't like me wrinkled, if I am headed out and need ironed, they do it for me.

I would go on...but you get the picture. I just LOVE my family.

cyrus

yes i agree flying high.and the same way real men arnt revered ,women who look after their husband and children are looked down on as not having a real job undervalued sometimes by thier families but even worse by other women .Personally i dont think it matters who cooks or cleans or irons in the home as long as everyone in the home is valued for what their skills are as long as they pull their weight .Also if ur with someone who sucks as a cook and u both know it why rebuke that person when they meake the effort and its not upto ur standard.It a way of controlling them and making them feel insecure and unloved.

FlyingHighNow

Andy and I share responsibilities on housework, shopping, cleaning, cooking, etc. He does a lot of laundry. I work and he takes care of our two grandsons we are raising, for now anyway. Women like Andy because he genuinely likes women. The key word here is likes.He likes what makes us different and he likes the ways we are the same as men. You won't hear him making disparaging remarks about women and shopping, nagging, face creams and curlers, etc. He respects us for those things.

Andy's not perfect, but he is growing and evolving all the time, maturing. Like a lot of men, he fights to weed himself of the crap that society says men should be. He got all the same pressures the rest of you got while growing up. You know, the pressures to have a long list of conquered beauties to brag about. He was handsome enough and charming enough to have had a list of hundreds, but his conscience told him society must be full of bullcaca. He just never could bring himself to be a cad. Don't get me wrong, he's a hot, redblooded man with a healthy admiration for the feminine gender, he just isn't going to go out and try to be a "stud". He'd rather have your respect and admiration for building up women, rather than tearing them down. Andy was lucky enough to have a father who set a good example for him.

ButtLight

All jokes aside, (for now lol) I have a good bf when it comes to stuff like this. He does dishes and alot of laundry. I hate folding laundry.

But its the small little things I love. Every night he goes and gets me a mug of ice water to put next to the bed, never forgets. I think thats cute lol

sandy

LOL, I'm putting that poem on the refrigerator tonight.

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