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June

June 26, 2023

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"I don't think we give enough credit to the men in our lives,
The men who have cried and the men who have died,
All of them despite their annoyance and smell,
Their laziness or their hair filled with gel,
We don't give them enough credit for what they have done,
These men who even shone brighter than the sun.

This month, the month of June,
Is meant to be for those men who's heart are out of tune,
For the men who gave up and couldn't carry on,
For the men who watched their life be snatched away at the break of dawn.

Why are we so bitter to them all?
Even when they cry and even when they fall,
Why are we so bitter even if it's to pick up their call?
What does one get from being bitter to them all?
A sense of pride or maybe arrogance?
Maybe to show that we've reached our stage of tolerance.

You might want to disagree but I say that's fine with me,
Because these men deserve more than you and me,
These men deserve a life that they had given up,
Not to suffer in silence while we drink from our cups,
Not pearing an eye or showing a drop of sympathy,
We need to value these men like we've taken hold of a trophy.

You really don't know what goes on in a guys head,
The struggles he's had to deal with and the emotions he plays dead,
It's funny how one person can mean the world to them,
Give them love and all the attention they need until it's time to pack up and leave,
Then it really hits them and they fall under a spell,
They don't want to eat and they don't want to sleep,
They don't want to cry and they don't want to love,
That's what they show if you couldn't already tell.

A guy doesn't show his feelings all too well,
He hides it deep and he never tells,
He cuts himself and he cries inside,
He smiles for the cameras and he does it all the time,
He can't tell what's real anymore,
All his emotions have been hidden in a room with a big door,
A lock and key with no escape,
This poor boy is trapped with his mouth covered with tape.

Why do these men have to suffer so much?
It's not their fault that they couldn't meet up to your standards and such,
But who cares about such measly things like this?
Whether a guy has enough money in his pocket for you to add to the people you want to bang on your list.

A man is worth much more than you might ever come to realise,
There's always something more lurking beneath their suits and ties,
They might not show it but they're more delicate than a withering flower in the wind,
They're not just someone for you to throw away in the bin.

This month, this month of June,
Is meant for all those men who had gave up so soon,
For those men who keep going even if it hurts their soul,
For those men who want a life well lived as their end goal."

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Dedicated to all the men who are struggling

Men's mental health month

June.