Ang Tunay Na Lalaki Meets Barbie At The Shark Bar Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQORI OSOOOTUOVWXYZA2YB2UV C2DOD2E2OF2G2OH2I2B2 UTT| on Mulberry and Spring on a rainy night | A |
| Her head sticks out of some woman s tote bag | B |
| placed on top of the bar she winks | C |
| at Ang Tunay na Lalaki He looks at his gin and tonic | D |
| looks back at the doll and hears her tiny voice | E |
| even though her lips aren t moving quot Hi there | F |
| big guy I was made in the Philippines You look | G |
| like you were made there too quot He responds | H |
| just to humor himself quot Where at the Subic Bay | I |
| manufacturing plants Did you enjoy | J |
| being made by exploited laborers quot Barbie crawls | K |
| onto the sticky bar and sits herself on the edge | L |
| crossing her legs quot I remember those delicate fingers | M |
| expertly sewing the hairs to my head Those women | N |
| were so nice to me quot She bends at her waist | O |
| to let her hair down and dramatically lifts her head up | P |
| so her blond locks turn into a glamorous puff | Q |
| quot See they did a good job You must admit quot | O |
| quot You re incorrigible quot he exhales a cloud of smoke | R |
| after lighting up a cigarette quot And you re | I |
| all plastic petroleum based plastic quot | O |
| Barbie places her palms against her face | S |
| and begins to sob Ang Tunay na Lalaki sticks out | O |
| his middle finger strokes the back of her head | O |
| quot Now now doll First time anyone ever told | O |
| you the truth quot Barbie lifts her left arm | T |
| to swipe away his finger quot My name s Barbie | U |
| Not Doll Sweetie Honey or Dolly It s Barbie quot | O |
| Ang Tunay na Lalaki sips his gin | V |
| quot Look Barbie You have the perfect life | W |
| you re the world s best selling doll | X |
| and millions of little girls are buying you dresses | Y |
| Even the top fashion designers design | Z |
| outfits for you quot Barbie straightens her back | A2 |
| as if she had a spine places | Y |
| her hands on her lap quot But you don t know | B2 |
| how hard it is to be beautiful all the time See | U |
| you made my mascara run quot He takes a napkin | V |
| dips it into his drink proceeds to wipe off | C2 |
| the small black streaks on her cheeks quot It s acrylic | D |
| a water based paint quot He reaches into his pocket | O |
| for a ball point pen draws rich eye lashes | D2 |
| around her eyes Barbie slides over to a shot glass | E2 |
| stares at her reflection quot Hey you re good | O |
| at this Have you ever considered a career | F2 |
| in make up I could recommend you | G2 |
| to our designers you know quot | O |
| Suddenly a woman s human hand plucks | H2 |
| Barbie off the bar stuffing her | I2 |
| back into a tote bag His eyes follow | B2 |
| the tote bag out the door All he can see | U |
| is a puff of blond hair and a stiff arm | T |
| swaying back and forth like a metronome | T |
Nick Carbo
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