Men Poems
I Don'T Remember
by Joumana Haddad
I don't remember
that I undressed in daylight
for a man
whose eyes are closed.
I don't remember
that I ran like saliva
and he was an unattainable desire,
that I was ravenous with hunger
and he was an impossible bed,
......
Doing Time
by Betsy Sholl
They call me Babe and make a kissing noise
from inside their bars and inside their rage.
Most of them are men, though they act like boys
who've played too hard and broken all their toys.
Now they're trying to break their metal cage.
They yell out Babe, make that loud kissing noise
as if their catcalls mean they have a voice
routines and bells can't break. 'It's just a phase,'
......
Sleeping Beauty
by Eabha MacDhughaill
All you wolves in shining armor
Come and slake your thirsts
Come and take a tasty morsel
All laid out and placid
Overflowing with sweetness
With acceptance
No objections can be had
From lips soft and slack
With trusting rest
No trouble in these waters
......
What qualities make a 'successful man'.
by Dr. Robert Ippaso
What qualities make a ‘successful man’,
Is it the tambor of his voice,
Some lofty goals, a lifelong plan,
A steering hand, his knowing choice.
Can compassion play a part
Or is that interpreted as meekness;
Is it wrong to show a heart
Without labeling it as weakness?
......
real men
by Bogdan Dragos
She told me that women like
men with grizzled,
bestial
faces, men with scars
men with eyepatches
men with very unkempt beards
Mouths that snarl
when it’s time to smile
Eyes that are like eggs buried in
a nest of wrinkles
......
What qualities make a 'successful man'.
by Dr. Robert Ippaso
What qualities make a ‘successful man’,
Is it the tambor of his voice,
Some lofty goals, a lifelong plan,
A steering hand, his knowing choice.
Can compassion play a part
Or is that interpreted as meekness;
Is it wrong to show a heart
Without labeling it as weakness?
......
real men
by Bogdan Dragos
She told me that women like
men with grizzled,
bestial
faces, men with scars
men with eyepatches
men with very unkempt beards
Mouths that snarl
when it’s time to smile
Eyes that are like eggs buried in
a nest of wrinkles
......
The Struggle
by Samson Oloto
They told us to grow
Told us to be men
Responsibilities abound
All you have to meet
We wake up at dawn
Eyes heavy from a lack of sleep
We enter the streets
With millions of people like us
All in a race, and a constant struggle
To meet up with expectations
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Roles reversed
by R D
If one day
Women are born stronger than men
The roles will be reversed
And the men will feel like dirt
Cause' they've been usurped
by the women.
Sleeping Beauty
by Eabha MacDhughaill
All you wolves in shining armor
Come and slake your thirsts
Come and take a tasty morsel
All laid out and placid
Overflowing with sweetness
With acceptance
No objections can be had
From lips soft and slack
With trusting rest
No trouble in these waters
......
