Men who are open with themselves
about who they are.
Not leaving one detail out.
Not hiding under a face of
fear or aggression.
Able to give as much love
to their male friends as
their wives and girlfriends
Being an intellectual
companion
These are things I wish men my age
would have
Why does it seem that what I ask for
are in statues of the
Renaissance sculptors.
Which are the slim,
androgynous David
keeper of the flocks?

Then I heard the voice
of my fiancees coworker Alex
say don't forget about me!