I’m One of “Those Men…”

While I’m not all men, I am still one of them.

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I am one of those men.

I’m one of those men who seems like they have it together, but barely does most days.

I’m one of those men who is doing their best with what they have, and what they’ve been given.

I’m one of those men.

While I’m not all men, I am still one of them.

I’m one of those men who is often confused.

I’m one of those whose eyes are opened to the inadequecies of a system built to disempower us.

I’m one of those men who wants to do better, but doesn’t always know how, or the way.

I’m still, one of those men.

One of those men, whose been broken, beaten, and battered in silence

and still believes we’re here to love and be, to dance, to sing, to roll around in the dirt.

Those men who grapple with their beasts and shadows in lonely caves, and don’t always win.

Men who live with both despair and beauty in a chaotic world.

I’m also one of those men.