A real man

Travis Knowlton LCSW
2 min readSep 30, 2024

the honorable silent screams

via Author ( A.I.)

The world is so quickly sliding into chaos and disorder—the attack on family, children, and our daily lives has yet to slow.

The real men of this world are scared. Not because they fear those causing harm, chaos, and disorder but for the man he will have to kill off and the monster which they will have to release. (his civilized self)

The battle cry must stay internal until forced out, for this monster must stay at bay at all costs.

We act and present daily that the world is fine, all things will pass, and those we care for live in a world of naivety partly because we don't share the terror of what is in sue. We struggle to justify leaving them in the dark, but we cherish their innocence more than the reality of this world that will destroy their joy.

We are reluctant to share or seek other men in this world to which we align because too many of them have given in the pleasures of instant gratification, guilty pleasures, and self-fulfilling destruction. These men are worse than those who are more suited to these mindsets.

A man is suited for aggression and violence; when that is sorted and trusted into frailty, the once controlled monster turns into an uncontrollable, violent, emotionally driven, feckless shell of a man.

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Travis Knowlton LCSW

I'm a husband, father, veteran, and licensed clinical social worker that is here to enjoy and share!