advice to young boys

advice for young boys

feeling caged of emotion

dreaming of manliness

guarding every motion

speaking confidently

without a doubt

giving into peer pressure

not letting your “soft side” out

holding back tears

when you want to cry

because being called “a girl”-

you’d rather die

to the boys who like boys

but still want to be one of the boys

to have the same friends

to have the same joys

to the ones crushing on girls

the “normal” boys

you treat them nicely until

society tells you to treat them like toys

my advice: simple

stay true to yourself

pay attention to kindness

and your emotional, mental health

and realize that no matter who you like

what, how, or why

we are all the same, treat people sweetly,

and reach for the sky.