M / F

    To be a guy or girl, you act a role,
    Calling for lots of careful self-control;
    Though it may seem spontaneous and free,
    There’s discipline beneath such “liberty.”
    Two girls will traipse along, their arms around
    Each others’ shoulders, while few guys are found
    Engaged in such an intimate embrace.
    A girl will gently touch another’s face;
    For guys, a handshake or a backslap’s all
    That is allowed before they hit a wall,
    Since masculine decorum is constrained
    By attitudes essentially left-brained.
    Though right-brained women freely may emote
    And show affections, no real guys would dote.

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