Desperate Men

Desperate times call for desperate men, but often they merely pretend. Caught in the idea of being brave and strong, as a man should be, they struggle with the fear that swells deep within—fear of not being a man because of the impulse to run instead of fight. Is this not a man? A scared man, but still a man. Tears are for women and children, but they flow from the eyes of a man.

There is sorrow in knowing that the only woman who can unconditionally love a man is his mother. There is pain in being misunderstood and forgotten. Men will allow burdens to break them in order to make life easier for the ones they care for. These desperate men are only desperate children aged under the pressures of an unfortunate world working against their will.

Passion can be fundamental for success, but when a man loses his passion, he loses his will. The responsibility remains and the work continues, but it becomes lifeless. The light fades from his eyes, and he may drown himself in alcoholism or gambling, something to distract him from the submission hold life has put him in.

These desperate men can’t control their emotions. They were told feelings are weak; you have to remain emotionally intelligent. Men can’t express how they feel because they’ve never been able to understand what it is they feel.

Desperate times don’t need desperate men. A man will be who he is. There is nothing more true than the heart of a man.