Genesis 1:27 and I quote

So God created man in his own image

This was his vision, his own picture, the right ingredients to the perfect mixture

But as time passed, the definition of man moved from its Genesis to Wikipedias revelation

“A man is an adult human male who portrays qualities of strength and sexuality”

How do you define a man?

Am I a man because of my gender? No, that makes me a male

And if that’s what you thought then I’m sorry you failed

Am I a man because I have two heads, and when I chill with girls I want to sleep with

It’s the smaller one I think with

Am I man because I’m afraid of commitment, and I don’t show emotions

So when I feel an itch of feelings, I apply my calamine lotion

And just forget…

Am I man because I went through puberty and my voice got deeper

And my 5 limbs got bigger, and in times of confrontation instead of pulling away I’d rather pull the trigger…

Am I man because I’d rather have meaningless sex with a girl and get her pregnant

Then when she asks why I said I love her I’d say I never meant it

Leaving her as a single mother or with the option of abortion

Taking a life by extortion, is this what God wanted?

Am I a man cause I’m talk dark and handsome, or ripped with a bronze tan?

Or because my jaw is chiseled and my facial features

Tell the tale of the hard times I’ve been through

Am I man because I work hard and bring back the bread

Clothe my family, make sure they’re fed

Am I man because I been through my right of passage

Or because I ignore all other females and uphold my marriage

And make my wife feel like Cinderella in her carriage

So every night she spends with me feels like a night in Paris

Am I man because women want to think like me

Little boys want to grow up to be like me

Heck even I want to be like me

Am I man because I can kick back

Smoke a blunt while listening to rap saying did he really spit that

Or because I can relax, with a Cuban, enjoying a smooth glass of Jack Daniels

And I don’t like rap but really I prefer a vintage Jazz vinyl

Boney james, ella fitzgerald, the classics…

What is a man?

See this question is more or less subjective

But we try to answer it through society’s perspective

Building stereotypes or schemas that prove ineffective

Because we think we can define a man with a checklist

Though every man develops from a boy

Not every boy develops to a man

Until a man no longer feels the need to question his manhood, he won’t know where he stands.

Genesis 1:27 and I quote

So God created man in his own image

This was his vision, his own picture, the right ingredients to the perfect mixture

But as time passed, the definition of man moved from its Genesis to Wikipedias revelation

“A man is an adult human male who portrays qualities of strength and sexuality”

How do you define a man?

Am I a man because of my gender? No, that makes me a male

And if that’s what you thought then I’m sorry you failed

Am I a man because I have two heads, and when I chill with girls I want to sleep with

It’s the smaller one I think with

Am I man because I’m afraid of commitment, and I don’t show emotions

So when I feel an itch of feelings, I apply my calamine lotion

And just forget…

Am I man because I went through puberty and my voice got deeper

And my 5 limbs got bigger, and in times of confrontation instead of pulling away I’d rather pull the trigger…

Am I man because I’d rather have meaningless sex with a girl and get her pregnant

Then when she asks why I said I love her I’d say I never meant it

Leaving her as a single mother or with the option of abortion

Taking a life by extortion, is this what God wanted?

Am I a man cause I’m talk dark and handsome, or ripped with a bronze tan?

Or because my jaw is chiseled and my facial features

Tell the tale of the hard times I’ve been through

Am I man because I work hard and bring back the bread

Clothe my family, make sure they’re fed

Am I man because I been through my right of passage

Or because I ignore all other females and uphold my marriage

And make my wife feel like Cinderella in her carriage

So every night she spends with me feels like a night in Paris

Am I man because women want to think like me

Little boys want to grow up to be like me

Heck even I want to be like me

Am I man because I can kick back

Smoke a blunt while listening to rap saying did he really spit that

Or because I can relax, with a Cuban, enjoying a smooth glass of Jack Daniels

And I don’t like rap but really I prefer a vintage Jazz vinyl

Boney james, ella fitzgerald, the classics…

What is a man?

See this question is more or less subjective

But we try to answer it through society’s perspective

Building stereotypes or schemas that prove ineffective

Because we think we can define a man with a checklist

Though every man develops from a boy

Not every boy develops to a man

Until a man no longer feels the need to question his manhood, he won’t know where he stands.