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Oh to be a man ....

By poppy101 | Posted: 05 May 2009

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(Warning it aint exactly Wordsworth)

Oh to be a man
            now that Summer's here
the long hot days
            the steady flow of beer,
delicious girls
            all looking fresh
swinging happily
            in thin cotton dress
A time to show
              that well toned physique
suck it in
              that does the trick!
A time of display,
              a time of dancing,
mating rituals
              and silly prancing.
But if the plan
              doesnt work out right
there's always a comforter
              -  to hold real tight.
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Comments 
JD Higginson
05 May 2009
Thanks for the warning. I think this is a case of the grass is always greener and will always remain that way. I must say, however, that I didn't feel your conviction as fully in this as your other work.

An interesting piece nevertheless.

Keep it up.

JD
Mr Richard
13 May 2009
Is the 'comforter' you talk of what I think it is ? If so this is a P**** envy poem!
Not very keen on your stereotype male! Don't like beer and don't like prancing and have more of the whole barrel than a six pack so sucking it in wouldn't make a difference! Does this mean I'm not a man? Hmmmm ;+0
Jennifer Munro
13 May 2009
He he he
poppy101
14 May 2009
Mr Richard I dont think you have anything to worry about - it was all a bit of a send up - I'd trade all these things in a male for someone interesting.  Nearly said at the start to take it all 'tongue in cheek' but then I thought that might sound even worse! Oh well....
Mr Richard
14 May 2009
No actually I think your'e right I was in the pub the other night and saw a least ten of the men you described,there goes my faith in humanity ,boo hoo ;-)
taylorswift97
21 January 2010
I like the perspective, but I didn't really "feel" this.
In most of your writing, I can feel what you're feeling, but it was,unfortunately, not that way for this piece...
taylorswift97
21 January 2010
PS. 

That also may be because of the fact that this is a really different type of writing than what you usually do.

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