Foolish Pride

 

 

What frail creatures we men are

made from sinew, muscle and pride

Thinking we can conquer the world

for the woman who sits by our side

 

All is brash, gall and bravado

with such a carefree debonair

Taunting those who test our mettle

intimidating all who dare

 

A young man thinks himself gifted

to hold sway and folly so near

Injure his pride and you will find

that he becomes someone to fear

 

A man is nothing without pride

it is the food that feeds his soul

Desired respect of fellows

becomes his sole life’s aim and goal

 

The handsome woman of his dreams

is she that realizes this flaw

Playing to his strength and weakness

by pretending she never saw

 

To that woman he grants comfort

strong arms forever hold her tight

Their truth of heart is not broken

whenever she is out of sight

 

The reason men are unfaithful

they behave only by your side

Has little to do with temper

and everything to do with pride

 

If you wish for a happy home

a man who's strait forward and true

Then play host to his foolish pride

and he will be loyal to you

 

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Author's Note

It is almost comical to me just how naive we men are about our own weakness. So I wrote this for the women to understand what it is that drives men. For the men this is no surprise it is what men are taught from cradle to the grave.

Reviews

[R J Askew]

Most enjoyable. Simple but great wisdom. I confess I am full of P. I agree it can be a flaw, but it is also perhaps what makes us exciting, what drives us on. Cruel Life demands that we win, win, win. Maybe pride is a sort of oil in our cogs. What are we without it? As ever balance is all though. Too little and we are inert, too much and we are insufferable.

[TPK Stories]

It takes a strong man to admit what you've wrote. I enjoyed this! :-)

[Muse]

it's always been a pride thing Tate..look at Lucifer...pride was blamed for his fall.

[Muse]

I guess what bothers me about this perspective is that people..men in particular, use "pride" as a cop-out.

[Girl Friday (Sarah W.)]

Haha This is too funny, because I was just speaking with a therapist friend of mine on a very similar topic a few days back. Men are definitely the less complicated of the sexes, though their prideful tendancies make them more difficult to "control"...and when I say control I don't mean in a bad way. Both sexes, actually, would do well to research the opposit sex and figure out what makes them tick, innately, and play to those things.

A well written write, nothing to complain about here. Great flow!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Just read this one aloud to my dad. He doesn't quite know what the thinks of my poetry LOL but he certainly liked and understood yours. Well done Poet!

[Tate Morgan]

I say thank you Neva I am glad he liked it.I have to think we men are truly as simple as the pride that supports our natures

[David Lewis Paget]

Pride, or self-esteem? Can one exist without the other? For my part I believe that men go through life looking for some sort of approbation from the father, and when this is withheld the self-esteem is damaged or crippled. Those fathers who see in their sons some sort of competitive spirit often demean their offspring to boost themselves. A loss of pride in self is the result, with all sorts of unfortunate consequences. The same goes for marriages in which the partners snipe at each other, and play on the partner's weakness. Total disillusionment follows, and a breakdown of the marriage. It is therefore up to each of us to boost the partner's self-esteem wherever possible, and in general be kind to each other. The other path will drive us away, into the arms of another.

[Siddhartha]

Yet again you have distilled the wisdom of the world in so few words. Pride I agree is one of the prime movers that drives us, the other being desire.

[roarke]

Interesting perspective on relationships, more than likely true. I've always said I live and die by my pride, and I have. Pride is so many things. You've captured much of it here. It's something both young and old men learn to come to grips with as time and their lives pass. For me, my pride is part of my bond, my integrity, my motivations in the face of adversity. But it's also blinded me, deafened me and made me stupid. Such are the trade offs. But as is your talent Tate, you express it so much better than I could.

[Poeticpiers]

To take pride in ones appearance is a good thing
But pride is not everything there is to a man.
A man can be proud of almost anything
But in the end he's just a man.
Without a woman by his side
giving him her support.
The only reason for his pride
In the end will count for nought.

[Sarah McConnaughey]

This is a great poem and truthful. Well done.