Not All Men
Every morning I go for a walk, Mothers keep an eye If to their children, I dare talk. Alert as though I am Danger. I am a Man, not a kidnapper. Every day on my way to office, I avoid brushing against you in a crowded bus Fearing someday you will turn and accuse, Conscious of every move thus, But I am a Man, not a groper. Every time I swipe on Tinder, Buy you a drink, I notice the fear You hesitate with information Your suspicious eyes often wonder; I am a Man not an abuser. Every time you walk alone on the road And I walk behind you, unaware, In the dark empty lanes of the city You let me pass, scared; But I am a man, not a rapist. Every day, to office I go, As the hours seem really slow, I can't stare even in subconscious at you, Or have small talks sipping tea, Lest you press charges and am sued. I know those animals, I know the threat "Men will be Men" And all the t...