Men Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMC JACJNOJJPQDRSCTLU VWXYZQA2 QWhen I was young I used to | A |
Watch behind the curtains | B |
As men walked up and down the street Wino men old men | C |
Young men sharp as mustard | D |
See them Men are always | E |
Going somewhere | F |
They knew I was there Fifteen | G |
Years old and starving for them | H |
Under my window they would pauses | I |
Their shoulders high like the | J |
Breasts of a young girl | K |
Jacket tails slapping over | L |
Those behinds | M |
Men | C |
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One day they hold you in the | J |
Palms of their hands gentle as if you | A |
Were the last raw egg in the world Then | C |
They tighten up Just a little The | J |
First squeeze is nice A quick hug | N |
Soft into your defenselessness A little | O |
More The hurt begins Wrench out a | J |
Smile that slides around the fear When the | J |
Air disappears | P |
Your mind pops exploding fiercely briefly | Q |
Like the head of a kitchen match Shattered | D |
It is your juice | R |
That runs down their legs Staining their shoes | S |
When the earth rights itself again | C |
And taste tries to return to the tongue | T |
Your body has slammed shut Forever | L |
No keys exist | U |
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Then the window draws full upon | V |
Your mind There just beyond | W |
The sway of curtains men walk | X |
Knowing something | Y |
Going someplace | Z |
But this time I will simply | Q |
Stand and watch | A2 |
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Maybe | Q |
Maya Angelou
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