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A MAN'S TEARS

By Dan Donlan, www.PoetryPoem.com/dandy1    Unlock all Features - Upgrade to Poetry Prime


I am not a man easily to tears
A broken nose Unconcious
With a broken hand
I wanted to find the coward who ran
It was a blindsided by a punch that broke my nose
Not ready for a fight
My fist not clenched was broken
Not able to fight one handed
I hit him with the broken hand
Not his punch but the shock brought me down
Real men do not apologize for crying
Mom died and noone could believe I was not crying
As tears were falling all around me
One day on the anniversary of her death
Wife looked in and I had tears in my eyes
She shut the door and said,"++=cry your eyes out."
Pain I can stand but not for someone I love
This thing with the wife has gotten old
First the back thing--then the ear loss
She's in surgery right now--fell and broke
Her ankle bones in three places
All in the month of January
I'm shedding tears right now because
as soon as I get the call I am going to the hospital
I have to put on the manly face that I am not emotional
But trust me for the right reasons
A man should not have to apologize for shedding tears







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