Our ancestors were driven from their lands
Soldiers of fortune courage on display
Fighting for armies all over the world
Coming to this New World to build a new way
Nothing here given and nothing was expected
Bringing only endurance and the will to survive
They would learn early respect to be earned
Willingness to fight all that kept them alive
Migrating westward they would make contact
The Natives replaced those who came before
All through time a people forced out another
The cave dwellers considered false lore
We need look no further than the Native tribes
The courage of braves earned their place
Stealing horses and fighting enemies expected
What is called by some toxic masculinity today
The way of the Native American forever lost
No longer was opportunity there to take
For the braves had to fight enemies for honor
Now forced to adapt for survival’s sake
Why are those who would stand hated today
Corrupt systems pretending to be civilized
Society doesn’t even see what is happening
Going along with the corrupt supporting lies
If we allow masculinity to be defined a crime
Supporting control by corrupt weaker men
When the wolf is at the door who will we call
The weak won’t fight that last 1000 yards then
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We have a difficult time accepting nature and what it means about sexuality or other things. Lovely
Thank you.
The two sexes are fundamentally different but many people refuse to accept this. Different does not mean one should overpower the other. Society has evolved strangely to the point that masculinity is looked upon as a crime. This is absurd. Both sexes complement each other.
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Thank you. Nicely put.
It is an absurd world that increasingly looks down on a man being a man , we are no better than woman and we should be treated as equals, but we bring different things to the table, which at the rate it is going will soon be empty, nicely expressed and written
Exactly. Both sexes have strengths, but our society seeks to criminalize both in fact.
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