Identity, this is a subject I have touched on so many times in different guises over the last year it seems almost redundant to write about it again. Yet in addition to giving you the links to some of my previous entries, I feel there is something specific to broken male culture that needs to... Continue Reading →
Broken male culture – Part 5 – Forgiveness
If knowledge is gained through experience, I should be pretty familiar with the subject of forgiveness. I have had much to be forgiven for in my life time & have also had much to forgive. Some connected, some disconnected but all necessary & all small steps towards what I feel is finally some sort of... Continue Reading →
Broken male culture – part 4 – The causes of brokenness
Brokenness is caused by pain Pain that is not processed Pain that has been buried The pain can be caused by so many things Abuse, neglect, bullying, failures Too many things to name can cause the pain The side effect of brokenness Is coping mechanisms, pain barriers The masks we wear to protect... Continue Reading →
Broken male culture – part 3
Why won’t you be a Dad? Does seeing your child alone not make you sad? It certainly makes me sad That you are afraid to be a Dad There you are, lost in your drunk Trying to hide from repetitive funk Further down the slope you have sunk To the outside looking like just... Continue Reading →
Broken male culture – part 2
When I see fatherless children, I see brokenness All around I see abuse & neglect How did our world get to be in such a mess Surely all this pain should cause us to pause & reflect When I see a marriage neglected & allowed to continually deteriorate Broken to the point of no... Continue Reading →
Broken male culture – part 1
I don’t recall now exactly what the trigger was, but at some point back in December I wrote 3 poems on what I call broken male culture. Rather than just throw them on my blog I had been intending to write a couple of pieces to book end the poems. Well, intending has taken a... Continue Reading →
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