Younger Men wonder where my secret lies <br />I’m not hirsute or built on a weight lifting device <br />But when I start to tell them <br />They assume I’m out to dupe ‘em <br />I say <br />Its in the reach of my heart <br />The span of my mind <br />The strides that I take <br />The truth on my lips <br />Because I’m a man <br />Exceptionally a man like <br />That’s what I can. <br /> <br />I walk into a room <br />Nervous, ill at ease <br />And to the women <br />They just don’t care <br />It’s as if I am not there. <br />But when I speak <br />And speak from the heart <br />They come and sit beside me <br />And try to find if I just might be <br />The hero they’ve been seeking <br />Or just another deadbeat <br />That wants to make their heartbeat <br />In a lustful one night stand <br />Because I’m a man <br />Exceptionally a man like <br />That’s what I can. <br /> <br />Women sometimes wonder <br />What it is in me <br />They look but they can’t find it <br />The me that’s inside me <br />When I try to tell them <br />They say it’s hard to see <br />Well its not that I am hiding <br />I am plain to see <br />Just softly spoken, caring <br />I’m just the man you see! <br /> <br />So I have my failings <br />I never said I can <br />Meet all your expectations <br />And be exactly what it says <br />on the outside of the can <br />Of course I’ll make mistakes <br />And seek to make amends <br />And whether you still like me <br />I guess that all depends <br />Will you just adore me <br />And let me be what I am <br />Exceptionally a man <br />And just a man who can: <br /> <br />Write you beautiful poems <br />And show you that you may <br />Have faith in just one man. <br />Well at least for just one day. <br />And after a lifetime <br />Of loving, me and you <br />You will learn to trust me <br />In total through and through.<br /><br />David Taylor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/phenomenal-man-ok-maya/
