Cain and Abel, parts of a whole

Manliness,

macho stuff,

being tough,

Being hard,

Being strong,

Being virile,

Being a hero,

Being a warior,

all muscle,

no weakness inward or out,

doing needful things,

getting with the program,

having no doubts,

Anxiety not in the dictionary,

having sharp teeth,

having callused hands,

having scars,

Having a weapon,

not needing a weapon,

to project the “never mess with me!”, carrying a ton on the shoulders,

but can carry a ton more,

Bringing home the bacon,

eating the steak raw,

broiling,

grilling,

barbecuing everything,

making fire,

making war,

having sex (as opposed to making love) , deriving pleasure from sport,

from an arm wrestle,

from putting something together,

To tie something together,

For cutting , hacking something apart,

from stringy bits stuck

between the teeth,

which you pick out with a thorn,

but never dental floss,

of never buying things you don’t need, except for tools, of any kind,

And most of all:

killing everything inside you,

that goes against the grain.

The Abel within,

that contradicts,

what it is to be a Man’s man,

A Cain’s Cain.

Kill that brother,

And bear the mark,

The curse, of being a self killer,

which is also a manly thing.