The following is a poem written by four Sophomore boys in answer to Nikki Giovanni’s poem “Woman” in which she uses five different pairs of images to describe what the woman wants from her “man.” But he will not be what she is hoping for, no matter how hard she works at the relationship. So, she moves on.
Wes Cox, Dolan Sunchild, Ty Terry, and Travis Wilford studied her point of view, and then they collaborated to write their poem from the man's point of view, using the same format with their original pairs of images. Enjoy!
Man
I am an astrologist
Looking for a shooting star
But the woman that wants me
Is but a faded star
I am a fish
Looking for room to roam
She is an ocean bay
But I want an open ocean
I am a snake in the desert
Looking for a cool spot to rest
She is a cactus with shade
But I dream for a cool cave
She is a blueprint wanting to be built
But I am not a builder
I want a sunrise
But she is a sunset
She became a shooting star
That lit up the night
And flew off
Left me looking in my telescope
Wondering why I didn’t choose her
