What Is A Man

• Maverick Wiebenga, Grade 7d, Cranbourne Secondary College
• Poetry
• 2014

Excellence Award in the 'The Text Generation 2014' competition

Speak from thy heart my son,
What is a man?
Is he powerful?
Strong in the sinews and muscles?
Is he lustful?
Swinging his libido back and forth?
Is he prideful?
Hiding his torn soul beneath boasts and hot air?
Or is he chivalrous?
Protecting damsels from beasts?
Tell me then,
Would a man be gentle?
Speaking soft words from an opposite tongue?
Or would he hold the reins of flesh?
Never defiling the Lord's temple?
If I were you, my son, I would say the last is the greatest.