Plea from Today's Man

Michael A. McGuire

So sorry I'm not attractive 
enough for you or make the amount
of money you would like me to.  

I'm just a simple man attempting 
to navigate a complex World.  

I go to work every day and hope
to earn enough for the mountain 
of bills I have to pay.   

Don't have time for any more games.
Done played and got lost in many
a woman's maze.  

Can no longer afford to waste what's
left of my Life.  If you mess with 
me now, you'll meet the sharp end of 
my steely.......wit.

Guys just want to have fun too, you 
know.   Just don't have disposable
Benjamins to blow.  

So let's make a deal to be "real"
and let Nature take its course...
but first let's get you down off that 
mighty high horse. 

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  • sorenbarrett

    I hear the theme of men want beauty women want money sounds like an illegal deal in most states. A good read that puts it out there where pleasure vs security becomes the old game of romance. Romeo and Juliet be damned. There is a powerful punch here in the issue of being buried under bills. Nicely written in good rhyme and well worded

  • Tristan Robert Lange

    I’d take an affordable evening with someone I can laugh with, Michael...especially if neither of us has to panic when the bill arrives! 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

  • Thomas W Case

    There’s a wry, battle-scarred honesty here, with a working man tired of being measured by his looks and wallet, but still holding onto enough humor to defend his dignity and call out the games he’s no longer willing to play. “If you mess with me now, you'll meet the sharp end of / my steely.......wit.” is the keeper for me, because that punchline gives the speaker his swagger back, turning frustration into a grin and reminding us that a man doesn’t need disposable Benjamins to bring something worthwhile to the table.



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