mars


the arbiters of men


so if you seek to be a man
who does determine if you can?
if you perform the speech and labours
who grants you praise for your behaviours?

women have no power here
to grant or to deny
it's in the eyes of other men
we seek to satisfy

the world is wide and full of people
each with an opinion
those of women, and gender queers
do not make our dominion

to be a man and be upheld
with esteem and recognition
requires that you outcompete
attaining top position

among the surest strategies
to avoid losing respect
is to police the other guests
and by doing so deflect

man is proven among peers
and so he is denied
if you claim the realm of men
at odds you will abide