Man Up?

As little as a kindergarten child,

Unaware of this world's rules, all scary and wild.

Barely knowing the difference between a girl and a boy,

But society did differentiate, merely with a Barbie toy.

Even the colors fell trap of their biasness,

“Pink isn’t your color.”, questions raised in my mind, endless.

 

Grew up a little more to encounter a harsh reality,

Tears and Emotions aren't men's things, oh wow, their mentality!

A friend got her knee scratched and started crying,

Everyone there came to her, to make sure she's fine.

But when I got injured and cried, 

It became a matter of fun, everyone chuckled and my tears dried.

 

 

My eyes haven’t shed a tear since then,

And if I will, it’ll be only in front of my diary and pen.

With every day passing by, there is something new to learn,

The amount of love and respect men get depends on how much they earn.

And no, you’re not allowed to complain. You know why?

Oh, because you’re a MAN. *Sigh*!