"Leadership labour - is a word coined to describe the emotional agony boys go through because they are naturally expected to be leaders." - Crystal Perk ltd
As a
young boy, eager to explore the world,
he
goes out gathering sticks and stones to build his imagination,
a
young girl walks by and sees him happy with his find,
immediately
the expectation he needs to share with her settles in,
tears
and wailing leave her mouth - yet he needs to practice to say no,
Leadership
labour is on his heart as he sits quietly in the corner.
Age
and maturity soon follow,
but
mum always said share and be kind,
he
missed the chance to develop the NO muscle,
girls begin to take advantage of him and never acknowledge his sacrifices,
Leadership
labour is on his heart as he sits quietly in the corner.
In relationships,
we walk into their lives with a list of expectations,
It is not our fault that is
what TV, sweet valley high and chicken soup taught us,
he tries his best to meet the expectations,
but every new dawn the list only gets longer.
nobody really taught him how to
handle it yet his expected to know,
Leadership labour is on his
heart as he sits quietly in the corner.
At work,
we all get individual contracts and job descriptions,
but
in the morning, we see him walk through the door and,
add
our duties to his, with a smile and a promise for lunch,
taught
from a young age to be a gentleman and kind,
he
picks up your slack to make sure peace prevails,
Leadership
labour is on his heart as he sits quietly in the corner.
The
pain, lack of appreciation and vocabulary to articulate their emotions,
soon
is received as aggression, followed by inconsiderate behavior,
all
they needed was a chance to say I do not know, I cannot to do it, help me,
but
that environment continued to be elusive,
Leadership
labour is on his heart as he sits quietly in the corner.
Their
roles and responsibilities have changed,
things
like provision and security are no longer the only yard stick,
as
they find their new selves, social pressure and mental health is not giving
them a break,
let
us all start asking, "how can we help?'', and lift the weight from
the
Leadership
labour on his heart as he sits quietly in the corner.
Thanks for reading. 😊😊
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