I’ve often tried
to be the guy
who stands neutral
on battle lines
like half a couple
dozen times
I’ve turncoat
on the Queen.
There’s nothing new
to tell in fact
I’ve wasted more
than my last breath
which left me quite
a while back
when I first
took my leave.
So if it’s time
to settle down
regardless of
this downturned frown
I’d rather this
than both us now
set sail
for the sea.
I gave her all
that I could give
she gave me strength
in which to live
we learned to love
the simple things
neither one
could speak.
And so the line’s
erased in sand
I held close to
her open hand
our hearts displayed
like contraband
no one but us
could see.
So with this one
last battle cry
collecting tears
from both our eyes
as King and Queen
we’re sure to die
what’s meant to be
will be.
For love is not
a simple thing
like confidence
or apathy
drawn to this loss
love often leads
in the end
we’ll find peace.
Words Of An Average White Male 
Ah, love…
It is the emotion that is so simple in giving, though never so simple in receiving.
I will say this, and it may seem a bit “controversial”…
Men lead, in love. They do. But, what they desire the most from their partner, is forgiveness. Every mistake that a man has ever made, needs to never be exploited. It needs to be forgiven. Otherwise, his mind, not his heart, becomes tormented. If any woman desires a man to be “kind” or “compassionate”, then she should care for his mind, not his heart. Otherwise, through continued exploitation of a man’s guilt, his heart becomes hardened, and his mind takes over.
I know we don’t think this way, these days, because people are deemed as equal, enough so that we don’t see “differences” in men and women. But, there are many differences, no matter how much we deny them.
And for my advice…
Don’t ever “stand neutral”, as a man. This may make you cringe, but I find it to be true that a man must take a side, must point himself in a direction… otherwise, he is lost.
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Thank you for your thoughts. I will consider them and think upon them. Keep Up!
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Love is just evolution in disguise.
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Something like that, sure. As Adam Sandler once proclaimed in the Wedding Singer, “LOVE STINKS!”
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