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Created on: June 29, 2007
As a man
I thought it was my job to kiss
a woman's lips
Now I kiss my baby's feet.
As a man
I thought it was my job to chop
the wood.
Now my arms cradle groceries.
As a man
I thought it was my job
to drink and laugh roughly
Now I run my finger down her cheek.
What am I?
Am I less of a man
now that these hands hold tenderness?
It is a greater form of strength.
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Now I kiss my baby's feet.
As a man
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