The State of Poetry

So with my new job afoot I have a lot of time to read, one thing I now read is the newspaper... or at least I skim through it on my way to the Sudoku section. A headline caught my eye the other day, it read some like: 'He Writes Poems, Is He Gay?' I know I probably have the wording wrong but that was the idea. It was in a part of the paper that's one of those write in with life questions and an 'expert' will answer them. So the story goes like this; the lady writing in has been with her boyfriend for about a year, and things seemed to be going well. Apparently he treats her well, and everything is going well, but she has one issue. The issue is that he writes her songs and poems, and therefore she is concerned that he may secretly be gay.

What? Are you for real? Is the world so mixed up that a man can't express his love for a lady without being gay? How does that even make sense?

Love poetry goes back as far as Ancient Israel in the Song of Soloman, and there's no reason to think that was the first poem in the love poetry category. According to Wikipedia, and yes I know it's not the most reliable source out there, the oldest know love poem was recited by some king's wife, the king ruled in 2037-2029 BC. Poets to write love poetry include people like T. S. Elliot, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens just to name a few. So when did this become gay?

Oh, and he writes her songs, because all musicians are gay? The Beatles primary topic of song was love, therefore they must be gay. Every member of every boy band ever in fact must be gay, along with the Rat Pack, Elvis, Barry White, Ja Rule, The Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, need I go on? 

So how does one possibly think that because a guy expresses his affection for a girl through poetry and song he must be gay? I simply cannot fathom how the jump is made. Perhaps I'm missing something but just because a guy shows sensitivity instead of just pounding in the face of any guy that looks at his girl does not make him gay.

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Well it's official, I have decided to become a blogger. This way I will have an avenue to set forth my mind blow ideas, or more frequently my nonsensical spewing of nothing! So feel free to check in on me every so often... or not, I'm really doing this more for me then you, I guess I'm selfish! So what can one expect to find when they come here, well lot's of theological discussion, some sociological observations, and perhaps the odd story of my magnificent cooking experiences!

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