Manhood

        It takes a lot of living

Just to grow into a man,

You go from boyhood right through 'teens

Without a thought-out plan .



It takes a lot of living

For a boy to be a man,

And he's got a lot of learning

In the years that he must span.



He's got to be forgiving

To those hurts he'll get each day,

And roll with all those punches

In a manly sort of way.



And when he's finally made it

His assurance will stand out

Among the many "so-called" men

Whose manhood is in doubt.




Author's Notes/Comments: 

Takes more than a macho, physical kinda guy to be a true man...

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