The belief that men are biologically inclined to be more aggressive and oppressive is false.
Men do not need to repress a instinct to be aggressive because it doesn’t exist.
They are taught from an early age to repress all emotions except for anger which leads to violent outbursts.
Toxic masculinity upholds this repression leading to many men not knowing how to communicate clearly and to associate women with emotions they deem “inferior”.
i can’t tell you my memories
but i can act them out
the safety of home with my arms. the
betrayals i felt of my mother
when
i withdraw
and shut you out of inside me
the wounds my father left they erupt in my
suspicions
the way i expose my vulnerabilities
i wish i could feel simply
i am the essence of everything that has happened
to me
every word you have spoken
and every moment we made together
be careful when you touch me
it will burn forever