How to Be a Man

Mess up.
Start over.
Try again.

Mess up.
Start over.
Try again.

Hit your head.
Fall to the floor.
Kick the bed.
Try again.

Never good enough.
Never satisfied.
Can’t fit in the boxes.
Want to live your life.

Wish you were dead.
Wish you were alive.
Shut up.
You’re a man.
Try again.

Struggle through your life.
Stay quiet, pain is fine.
It’s no one else’s fight.
Alone against the world.
Shoulders strong and wide.
Knees buckle.
Breath stutters.
Fall over.

Get up.
Try again.

Too much.
Too tired.
Too sad.
Too angry.
Too alone.
No one cares.
They have problems too.

Don’t weep.
Punch the wall.
Don’t talk.
Take it all.
“I’m not happy.”
“I’m not sad.”
“I need to think.”

Stay quiet.
Stay alone.
No one talks.
No one listens.

Take a breath.
Clench your fists.
Grit your teeth.
Get pissed.

Stand up.
Start running.
Find a cause.
Fight a battle.

Fight for good.
Protect the weak.
Explore the world.
Love someone.

Be strong for others.
Laugh at danger.
Live with passion.
Die with honor.

Your life belongs to everyone.

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