Redefining A Complete Man

A complete man is like a joker,
capable of stupid maneuvers;
who can imitate all those non-stop nonsense
shown in cartoon films,
who can enact any character from the Arabian nights
or can bring Cinderella into life
at the bed-time,
when he is with a child
passing the message:
fantasy is the other name of reality.

A complete man is like a guide,
familiar with the pains of growing up;
who can advise about pimples,
that appear just before going for a date,
who can talk about anything
from boxing gloves, faded denims to orgasm
when he is with a young man
passing the message:
dream is the other name of reality.

A complete man is like a lover,
fully prepared in body and mind
conversant with the nuances of 
giving and receiving pleasure;
who can resist the temptations of release
at the point of no return
to give importance to mutual love over desire,
when high tides of sensation
strike the shore of sensibility
to declare control as the other name for pleasure.

A complete man is like a friend,
aware of the mid-life crisis;
who can listen to the anguish
caused by the generation gap or
by heavy income-tax deductions,
ignoring his own problems for the time being,
when he is with a middle-aged man
passing the message:
trying to live life to the fullest by facing life's challenges
is the other name of reality.

A complete man is like a fellow-traveler,
knowledgeable about the long path called life;
who can discuss with enthusiasm
anything from grandchildren
to life and death
and can share his knowledge
of the remedies of old age problems, can extend helping hands
when he meets an old man,
be it on the bench of a lonely park or on the hospital bed
passing the message:
trying to live life despite all odds
is the other name of reality.

A complete man is ageless
like a swimming pool with diving boards
at different heights,
who can take you
to different depths of experience
depending on your choice of height.