I know trauma – a poem
by Les Gaines As if asleep in a sea of denial, loathing my own shadow, my faithful friend with me along so many miles. I know the crippling fear of stepping beyond the front door; that hope for a better life was best left ignored. I know trauma. I know the doubt that comes when everybody wrong seems right, and everything right seems wrong; when every arm but mine looks strong. I know the helplessness of trying to feel like something,...
Men: From the Inside
Guest post: by Garry Gilfoy I was recently asked to deliver professional development to some therapists on the topic of ‘men’s issues.’ I left my son’s football game to do so and found a gathering of about 60 people. The ten or so men attending were sitting on the periphery of the room. I warmed up by reading a poem called Rain from Nowhere by Murray Hartin. It tells of a man with a young family. We catch him on the day he intends to...
I’m a weak man.
by Brooks H. I’m a weak man. I’m not strong enough to live up to this _warrior_ shit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, 160 years a life. lord knows I try. Just can’t do it all the time. Sometimes I just want to run away and hide. Curl up into a little ball and tell the world to fuck off. Scream ‘NO’ into the face of any asshole that wants me to do ONE MORE FUCKING THING! help in ONE MORE...
The Shame in the Journey
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please help me in welcoming the newest Assistant Editor for the ManKind Project Journal. WELCOME GONZALO! Thank you for your service! ~ Boysen Hodgson, MKP USA Communications & Marketing Director by Gonzalo Salinas Before my sister Mariola came to the world, we were three siblings: Victor, Fernando and I. Victor became an officer of the Peruvian Navy. Fernando became an officer of the Peruvian Air Force. When...
Three Hidden Powers of Vulnerability
By Chris Kyle When I was a kid, I can’t tell you how many times I heard phrases like these: “just suck it up, Kyle”; “don’t cry – the strongest don’t cry”; “what are you, a pussy?”; “don’t get too excited”; “tone it down…”; “I don’t want to hear how you feel about it, just do it”; and “don’t get angry with me...
To all my MKP Brothers, Especially the Straight Ones
by Edmond Manning To All My MKP Brothers, Especially The Straight Ones I had a tooth brush in my mouth and was contemplating sleep when my overnight guest, a straight man, said to me, “I have a real problem with gay men.” As a gay man, hearing this statement from a guest in my own home was not exactly comforting. Was this the beginning of an ugly conflict? What hard words might come out next? I should back up. Eight years ago,...
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