The boy dreamt of his father,
Between boys and men such
impossible expectations,
...
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Little girls are the same really, when they fear the first date, the first kiss, the first intimacy, the first rejection, the first pregnancy, the pains of labour, bringing up their children, being their nurse, keeping a home, keeping him, being a grandmother, being gentle, suppressing masculine wants. Mummy, may I try your lipstick, mummy may I wear high heels, mummy, I want to be just like you but I'm a little lost and I'm so scared too..... Ruthie .... good poem made me think....
It is such a shame that society prefers to put people into these little boxes according to their gender. It takes courage to defy convention, accept the part of you which is regarded as being feminine, and be a real man. Irene