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Pandora's Purpose

Is it ok for men to express emotions like fear and regret?
Better yet is it ok to emote love and respect?
In our society we as men are raised to be strong yet blank.
Unpredictable yet reliable, silent but desirable.
Viable while still carrying a note of mystery.
An impossible feet but one that is required to meet society's inquiry.
But what about Pandora's box?
Once unlocked, her contents have been known to rock the very
foundation society stands on.
Sometimes with a bomb but also by the tip of the tongue or a pen.
Man must appear one way to society but another domestically.
Its perplexing G.
You see it is necessary to express what we hold to chest cause if we
don't, society must cash the check in exchange for the contents of
Pandora's box.
I believe our women hold the key. And the lock. And the box.
We just fill her box with the contents of our hearts with the hope she will
guarantee our safekeeping.
By doing this society will never see us weeping.
We can keep our enemy at bay, even if only for one day.
Written by BlackBoxPublicatio (Adeshina Lawal)
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