Poetic Venting

I read two poems today before my peers about personal issues called 'Mommy Loes You' and 'The Promise to Be a Better Man'. I had read and reread the first poem in the hopes of getting all the emotion out so I wouldn't cry when I had to present it. Fortunately or unfortunately - depending on how you looked at it- I did get emotional when reading this poem and I cried. Yes I admit it, I CRIED! I for one take it as a positive since I don't feel that a poem of such a deep, personal nature could have been read devoid of emotions. It would have ruined the effect which the poem was supposed to have. The only negative of this was that I cired in front of everyone and they saw my snot bubbles, but that pales in comparison to the good which came out of the words.

On the other hand the poem 'The Promise to Be a Better Man' drew not only from personal experience, but also from the experiences of friends and family (the part about the std was not about me but an unfortunate friend, to whom my heart goes out). I honestly felt that the contents of that poem needed to be said out loud for both sexes to hear. If anyone can relate or finds that they are perpetrating some of the wrongs listed. They could make things better for themselves in their relationship and for men, mayebe become a 'Better Man'