Men Never Write Poems
By Israfel Sivad

Men never write poems for other men.
Men don’t tell other men how they feel.
A man must keep his emotions locked
away from all the world… unless he’s brave.

A softness exists in our masculinity,
one I never knew I possessed along with you.
It takes time to open up, to trust and unfold,
but you proved to me: to feel is okay to do.
We have nothing to fear from what’s inside. We need
never be circumspect with what we reveal
to the world beyond our...