Ang Tunay Na Lalaki (the Real Man) Is Baffled By Cryptic Messages Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHICJKLMNCOPAC QRSTUV| He finds on cheap match covers | A |
| PLEASE MAKE ME | B |
| TASTE LIKE A MAN | C |
| is the first one he reads after lighting up | D |
| an American Spirit cigarette on the corner | E |
| of Broadway and Houston The painted Statue | F |
| of Liberty on the giant DKNY ad on the side | G |
| of the building winks her big blue eye | H |
| as if she understands what those words mean | I |
| as if she could make him taste like a man | C |
| The street sign changes to WALK | J |
| and the natural smoke of the natural cigarette | K |
| feels good in his lungs He thinks | L |
| of the taste of fried garlic of anise seeds | M |
| of rambutan fruit of broiled tuna | N |
| none comes close to what a man | C |
| would taste like in his mind He reaches | O |
| underneath his shirt and sweater to scratch | P |
| his left arm pit He smells his fingers | A |
| and thinks this is what a Filipino man | C |
| must taste like to American women | Q |
| To test his hypothesis he sticks | R |
| his index finger in his mouth pulls | S |
| it out with a slurpy sound and points upwards | T |
| as if he were testing the wind | U |
| as if he were carrying a flaming torch | V |
Nick Carbo
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