[lit-ideas] Re: New Poems For A New Year

  • From: carol kirschenbaum <carolkir@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 20:22:43 -0800

When I read these sentiments, and others about women as other, l
am convinced that I belong to a third sex.

Carol

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Mike Geary <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  WOMEN (AS THE SAYING GOES)
>
>
> I like women.
> Women are interesting.
> They really are.
> Even though most of them could take or leave sports.
> Still women are -- who they are.
>
> Men, however, they're the guys!
> Oh, give me some men who are stout-hearted men,
> who will fight for the rights they adore.
> Men are not women.
> Men are more like manly types,
> Most of them anyway.
> Men are tough and they like to fight.
> And men are not averse to killing if necessary.
> I mean like if God needs a killing done (or a President, or a charismatic
> leader or whoever) then call on a man.
> Men know what matters.
>
> What do women know.
> I don't know.
> I'm not a woman.
> Still, I like women.
> Women are interesting.
> They seem to be engineered for my wanting them.
> They seem to be everything I've ever wanted and am willing to sacrifice
> everything for.
> For a while.
> Then it's back to business.
> Which is what men are for.
> God is in his heaven
> and all is right with the world.
>
> Happy New Tear,
> Mike Geary
> Memphis
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