Men Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMC JACJNOJJPQDRSCTLU VWXYZQA2 Q| When 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| 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 |
| - | |
| Maybe | Q |
Maya Angelou
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