Man is clever.
Man knows how to protect himself from hurt.
Man does not give it all.
Man is a master of deception.
Man plays the game smart; with mind, not heart.
Man walks away unscathed.

but he is no Man, just a Boy.

Boy, foolish you are.
Boy knows not the rules.
Boy leaps blindly.
Boy is naive; someone said, "love conquers all".
Boy clings on, devastated.

yet, Boy is now a man.
but Man, is just a boy.


Would you, like him, be a Boy? or a Man?