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TO BE A MAN...

To be a man means a lot
To be a man has different meanings
To be a man is used in different situations
To be a man involves a lot of responsibilities

To be a man requires a lot from a man
To be a man makes a man anxious
To be man is a form of bondage for a man
To be a man gives freedom to a man

To be a man is an excuse for a man
To be a man is an insult to a man
To be a man puts pressure on a man
To be a man is a curse for a man

To be a man a lack of emotions is needed
To be a man a display of emotions is unwanted
To be a man having emotions are unnecessary
To be a man you must be a man

You always have to be a man
But who defines what being a man is?
What makes a man not man enough?
Who created the rule book on how to be a man?
Why do you have to be a man?
Most importantly, what is being a man?


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