The Strength of a Man
The strength of a man is his arms
that protect you and keep you warm.
It is his caring ways
of the affection that he displays.
The strength of a man is his intellectual
mind and the words that he uses with positive
views.
It’s his motivational words
that shines from his eyes.
The strength of a man is taking care of his
responsibilities without any hostility.
It’s the love that he shares with respect to his
home and supporting his children until they can
do it on their own.
The strength of a man is his gentle touch that
pulls you near when you are shedding precious
tears.
It’s his passionate warm heart
he romantically imparts.
The strength of a man is especially appealing
when he displays genuine feelings.
It’s his humble soul he has to continue to love
when he is emotionally hurt as his feelings fight to stay
above.
The strength of a man
is his loyal and sheer love for only one woman.
It’s his true sense of the ability of integrity to his mate
and the stability of love he can continuously create.
The strength of a man isn’t the world’s load he can
lift or how he can shift.
Instead, it’s the heavy burdens he can carry on and on...
About this poem
This poem is dedicated to my son who was mowed down by a Coach USA bus driver operating an NJ Transit bus. The bus driver's back wheel jumped the curb as it was speeding around the corner dragging my son 50 to 100 feet to his demise. If you want to read about my son or sign his petition on change.org you can google his name, Deshon Johnson. Thank you for reading my poem and support.
Written on September 30, 2011
Submitted by naomjohnson on July 19, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX AA XXX XX BX BCX XXXXX XX DXD CX EE CX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,175 |
Words | 241 |
Stanzas | 13 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 3, 5, 2, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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