Being A Man Is Amazing
Being a man is amazing
I think that’s why
I don’t really enjoy drag
Or drag queens.
If I could dress up
As a caricature
That makes me confident, that allows me to feel
Empowered, that makes me feel beautiful and
Larger than life, I would dress up
As the manliest man in the whole fucking world
Like, you know
A firefighter. Or something fucking macho
And baller
And badass. I don’t feel confident in
Makeup or glitter I feel most confident
With a fucking toolbelt
And sensible shoes
And skills that contribute to making sure
Everyone has food, medicine, their basic needs met–
That’s not a caricature at all
It’s what society fucking needs
That’s what I get off on, that’s what I like to see
In the mirror, in myself, those are the qualities
I find the most empowering
And I can’t believe I’m saying this
But I really don’t see any male positivity
Besides making money and being competitive
So, again, I kinda hate drag
And all that comes with it
Mostly because I don’t see much positivity
For those of us who don’t think being
Thin and pretty is empowering —
I think being any kind of man is pretty fucking empowering
I don’t want to hangout with people
Whose self-hatred has been turned into a point of pride
Who compete for who hides their misery the best–
I want to hangout with people who
Make things better for the rest of us.