to all the poetry boys n men

in marketing they say
each letter is worth 500 voices
whether it’s politics or products hawked

i’d like to thank the apparent
tens of thousands out there who love
& the thousands who hate what i say

marketing’s one of my favorite arts & sciences
it’s commercial conversation, connection,
interaction, power of attraction

used for good or hate
these are all just tools in our hands
it’s how we use 'em . . . .

& so i’m particularly blessed
with poetic adepts wooing
who says men aren’t romantic

i say they’re more so
women are pragmatic
men are sensitive, delicate flowers unfolding

hiding their wounds & their vulnerability
hazed into existence, fear eradicated
or at least denied

it’s where their guard comes from
the nsa playa hook-up universe
protective coloration

hiding geeky prince charmings
on horseback charging
knights errant a rescuing

asking always
are you my cinderella
my sleeping beauty

writing poetry in the dead of night
letting ecstasy out in clutch of the moment
transcending this minute

men are so sensitive, delicate flowers unfolding
& i want to hold them & soothe them
& love them all

copyright 2007 by Kia Gabrielle McLean