ALL THAT A MAN LIVES FOR

ALL THAT A MAN LIVES FOR

What is a Man's purpose on earth

If not to find a wife;

If not to find the love of his life?

From day one;

He kicks his way out of the womb;

Looking for the woman that left a mark on him

While he was still in the spiritual dome.

He gasps for air, kicking and screaming

For a way out

So that he can find 

She who has got the fair hair,

She who was ordained with flair,

She who would complete him

As they both would become a pair.

The Man then learns how to crawl,

How to murmur, how to walk

And then how to talk.

At his friend's birthday party,

There is a young girl who plays tag with him.

As they tap each other's shoulders delicately,

They look each other in the eyes shyly,

Intently, as if there is something,

Something that innocence is trying to hide.

They then brush it off like it was nothing.

At that young age,

They do not understand that it is something.

In elementary,

He had a best friend called Cindy.

In primary three,

There was this girl with the dimples;

Tiffany.

He did not yet understand that in his heart

There was an on going mutiny.

In secondary,

There were three set-in-stone categories;

You were either a nerd, a weirdo or a King.

The boys would always make fun of those

That were not in the Kingly category.

(As if they were all in it...)

Of course, the ladies were not inclined

To give a damn about the other categories.

You see, it wasn't really about the money.

Ladies love a man who is fully equipped

In all traits of the bad boy industry.

If one did not fit that bill,

Well, the ladies would play a heartfelt game of

Catch and release with him.

A poor sod indeed.

At that point of his life,

The man was neither nor.

He was indifferent...

In between...

However, there were a few ladies 

That caught his eye;

There was Priscilla,

The girl with the summer eyes.

There was Tina,

The girl who really loved eating fries.

Then there was sister Mary,

The high maintenance girl that would never ever compromise.

It was then that he realised 

That maybe, just maybe

This other girl with the super thighs

Would give him a love high...

...Well, she gave him some high alright.

Just not the kind that he was expecting.

At the high school prom,

She gave him something that was supposed to be sprite.

But we all know that it was not sprite.

Her high was not of the love type.

At campus

He found himself stuck

Chasing Linda around

Like a dog in a dog pound

Chasing it's tail till Kingdom come.

He chased after her endlessly for three years

Until he realised that he could not

Escape the shackles of the brother zone.

So, he moved on.

After campus he decided to focus on his work

And on his own personal development.

At a point in time during that valiant period,

He thinks about elopement.

He thinks about elopement until he meets Phiona.

Phiona, the choir leader with the white supple eyes,

With the pink succulent lips

That were a glorious instrument of worship.

...Let's just say that the sister was a real surprise!!!

Then one day,

As the man was singing the wrong note during choir practice,

He looked to his side

And saw you raising your arms

As you sang your heart out for love to find.

The man began to feel an inner warmth,

Something that he was sure he had ever felt before

Although, it had never been this strong!

This feeling made his heart pump

From his chest all the way up  to his throat.

People always told him that love is blind.

Is that why amongst all the members of the choir

Hers was the only image that his pupil could find?

...At that exact moment is when he knew

That you would forever be his bride,

Forever be his pride.

...At this exact moment,

The man stands at the altar,

Looking straight into your vivacious eyes.

With a voice that is nervous, shaky but true;

He looks straight at you,

Holds your hands in truth and says "I do".

What is a MAN's purpose in this life

If not to find love

And marry YOU?

A poem by Bruno Edgard