Ang Tunay Na Lalaki (the Real Man) Stalks In The Streets Of New York Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFAGHIJKLMNBNBBO PNQARSTUVBUN| Looking to harvest what makes him happy | A |
| The AA meetings have thrown | B |
| him into iconoclastic jousts with Titans | C |
| and Gorgons with glowing snake eyes | D |
| and leather pants This is life | E |
| without the Filipino bottle | F |
| without the star fruit boogie | A |
| without the bomba films He wears black | G |
| Dr Martens boots because slippers | H |
| would expose his provinciano feet | I |
| to the snow He wants to ride | J |
| the back of a caribou and bolt | K |
| up Madison Avenue screaming | L |
| like Tandang Sora or shout | M |
| hala bira hala bira hala bira | N |
| like his Isneg cousins in Aklan | B |
| Ay susmaryosep Such bad behavior | N |
| from the true male of Filipino | B |
| advertising He looks at his reflection | B |
| on a book store window notices | O |
| that his hair has grown shoulder length | P |
| like Tonto in the Lone Ranger | N |
| he would watch on TV He turns to the right | Q |
| his profile now looks like the young Bruce Lee | A |
| as Kato in the Green Hornet Yes | R |
| he realizes it will always be the face | S |
| of a supporting character Rejected | T |
| from the Absolut Vodka magazine ads | U |
| he decides to change his name | V |
| for an upcoming afternoon audition | B |
| for a Preparation H commercial Al Moranas | U |
| American but with a Filipino flare | N |
Nick Carbo
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Ang Tunay Na Lalaki (the Real Man) Stalks In The Streets Of New York is a poem by Nick Carbo. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.