{"sf1_id":1651190,"sf2_id":"Rm0kDaKe","title":"Soft","author":"npgirard","words":1,"posted_at":"2020-11-17T02:48:00.000Z","tags":["Poem","Poetry"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1651190-soft","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Rm0kDaKe","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/d3/ee/d3ee5225-fcd5-4641-b915-eed4850eca28","description":"#2 of Poems\n\nBoys are surprisingly soft\nAmongst hard lines and rough hands\nThere lies a tenderness to their emotions\nA fragility to their ego\nAs a man, I would know\nBut beyond their emotions and ego\nJust a simple grab of the wrist,\nAnd you'll be surprised to note\nThe skin beneath your finger tips\nSoft and thin, just like their lips\nBe wary, though, of harsh quips\nFor every man that says sweet things\nHas a complex of superiority\nThat won't let us get to know\nThe little boy stuck in ice and snow\nSociety mocks, like a loud crow\nWhat they must wear, or eat, or be\nAnd have faith in this author\nFor I am a man who has often had to deal\nWith mocking comments both fake and real\nBut I digress from my original appeal\nOf how soft men can be\nIf only they'll show you, as I try,\nWith friends, and family, and society\nWithout making my feelings a liability.","content":"Poem\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Poems","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1651188-guilt.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1651192-sick.json"}}