stuck jars

when you were younger
you thought you
needed muscles popping
out of your head,
your arms, your neck
and legs.
to have your shirts
tight with the proof
of your manly ambition
to be in shape
like a character
in a comic book.
but after awhile,
you realized that maybe
that's not the way
to get the girl.
most just want someone
who would listen
to them, not change
a tire, or open a stuck
jar of olives, although
those things are
helpful too.