Damaged Men
There’s many a damaged man out there, and believe me, the last thing that such men need
Is sexually explicit and pornographic material on which to feed.
Nor public titillation, that frustratingly arouses, fuels an inner fire,
Be that via billboards, books or magazines, movies, videos, or sexy attire.
And no doubt most of these men, (if not all), have no idea why they’re the way they are,
Often victims of abuse and trauma, that something deadened, or left a deep scar.
And as to who or what caused such, set their path, who knows? But much goes on behind closed doors,
Leaving young children confused, hurt, roaming emotionally disturbed corridors.
Many of these men take their illness out on women, and who knows why that might be?
Though I suspect there’s often some connection, that women wise, has left them anti.
And hence those vicious attacks on women, perhaps fueled by what they see as teasing,
That being, the sexual titillation that says look but don’t touch — hardly pleasing!
No, such damaged men would no doubt see such as just adding insult to injury,
Though no man really likes being teased or frustrated via such unfairness, quite frankly.
Men may go along with such, but underneath, deep within, they take it seriously,
For it activates very powerful forces, plays with what affects men deeply.
Don’t get me wrong — I don’t condone sexual attacks on women, but let’s face the facts,
Porn and public sexiness just have to play a part in some of these cruel attacks.
And who knows who any attacker might be? A neighbour? A friend? Some relation?
And the cause? A combination of injury, stimulation and frustration.
Yes, men being men, seems only natural that sex will play a part in many crimes,
But given the sexual climate, we shouldn’t be surprised that such behaviour climbs.
And more so, when earth’s littered with damaged men, who women wise, may have an axe
to grind,
And until we face up to this, even more and far worse sexual crimes we’ll find.
Sure there are damaged women too, but here, we’re addressing men, (testosterone bound),
Hence why wherever there’s crime, a sexually attacked woman is often found.
But what stokes the fire though, is often the sexually flaunted and explicit,
And that which demeans and disrespects men, which isn’t to a woman’s benefit.
A man is more easily damaged than women realize, and can take such badly,
Hence why women should take care, not treading on his manhood or masculinity.
Men have certain soft spots — that when hit — work against a woman’s best interests, clearly,
For such lessens a man’s desire to protect and cherish, sees him acting less selflessly.
Yes, men being men, they so very easily turn to force, lash out physically,
And given their strong sex-drive, and conquering spirit, are prone to erring sexually.
But far more so, even terribly so, if injured when young, or demeaned when men,
And because both are common today, it’s often a case of “Here we go again!”
There will always be monsters, who seemingly have no cause or quarrel, but even then,
How can we be sure that nothing actually happened somehow, somewhere, to such men?
Sure they might have simply become depraved via a life of lust and debauchery,
But hey, look at society, it’s saturated with things that act injuriously.
And who’s aiding and abetting? It’s often women themselves, who shed their clothes and pose,
Causing men to lust, or pressure to build, until something boils, and then bursts or blows.
Yes, they don’t know what they toy with, even with their sexiness round town, that’s daily seen,
Which I believe with all my heart, so often plays a part, in many a crime scene.
But play the game they do, having bought into this foolish sexy nonsense, that oft backfires,
For in the hearts and minds of damaged men, such can stir crooked and callous desires.
But even the undamaged man can be overcome, and to injurious acts succumb,
And so it will be, while that posing and flaunting throttle remains at maximum.
By Lance Landall
You may
also wish to read my article "Are Women Blameless?" which is found on my Bits
'n' Bobs page, (page two), the link button to that page being near the top of my
poem list page. You may also be interested in reading the following poems: "That
Word Sexy", "Cover Up, Please", "Triggering", "Sexual Criminality" and
"Descretion Please".
By clicking on the arrow to the right, you can also read my poem "Criminals At War."
