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Thorny Poetry - 16. #NotAllMen
1. misandrist
you said i hated men and i said
that would be weird
since i’m transmasculine
you said
there was nothing masculine about me
that if i wanted to be a man i should
act like one
and i said
if being a man means being a dick, then i know few men
you said
fuck this
and went home
2. incel
she said no
so he took a gun
and shot three people
for the crime of being women
who wouldn’t have sex with him
3. feminists
on the eighth of march
you said
when is men’s day?
and the feminists said
it’s on the nineteenth of november
on the nineteenth of november
you said
fuck this
and went home
4. traps
are trans women traps?
are traps gay?
is it wrong to be gay?
is it, though?
5. masculinity
as the women aired their grievances
you said
what about the men?
and the women said
fine
let’s talk about the men
let’s talk about men’s rights
paternity leave
male birth control
domestic abuse against men
men who are sexually assaulted, by other men and by women
let’s talk about why men can’t wear dresses
about homophobia
about aggression and anger
let’s talk about why men get depressed
why men kill themselves
why men don’t report rape
why little boys don’t cry
let’s talk about why men are afraid to be vulnerable
let’s talk about masculinity
and which parts of it are toxic
and you said
fuck this
and went home
6. man
what makes a man a man?
why am i not a man?
or am I?
it doesn’t matter
but it does
and sometimes i wonder
do i want to be?
when i know that most men
will not accept me as one of their own
not as long as i look like this
7. activism
you said
do something
help us
fix our problems
and lists were made
ideas shared
we said
here, these are things you can do
to fix your problems and make your lives
better
here are your tools
organise
protest
march
fight
like we have done
but you said
fuck this
and went home
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