AT THE EDGE

we, men, we live at the edge

the tiniest edge of sanity 

just a little push, we are done for

falling into an abysmal depth of insanity 

you wonder why we die young?

why we stay silent and don't utter words?

you wonder why we get pale in due time?

why we soliloquies with ourselves?

we bottle up emotions

toxicity injected in us by our counterpart 

sometimes, just for peace sake

often times, not to soil our image

the society says "you are a man"

"be strong and stand firm"

"don't say a thing but walk away"

"you too dey talk, you be woman?"

but in us runs blood and antibodies

in us runs anger and pains

pains we ought to share to ease off

pains that slowly deteriorate our health 

but you must be a man

have you forgotten it's a patriarchal society 

no sign of weakness mehn!

don't ever let them see a tear on your face

but little do they know we are the most emotional

we are the softest of all creatures 

whenever we cry in our private corners 

depression consoles us

the weight of the world is always on our shoulders

you dare not drop it down hence

"you no be man, you be woman"

these lines has sent many men to their early graves

life! be soft on us

we have so much more to offer than just our caged being

million mental designs we can construct 

rather than breathing our last unfulfilled 

@talk2leigh

18th Jan 2021

2:37pm