A man has a man-shaped view of the world
Long time since I've attempted Kavanagh poetry, here I go again :)
If you are a man
You have a man-shaped view of the world
This fleshy, lumbering, annoying, ever insistent thing which knocks around clumsily yet is capable of heroic feats of grace in sport or art or erudition
This visual thing
This thing which moves on the moment away from threats or to meet them
This thing which is quick to move in all things, anger or reason
This man shaped-body
This is your lens
So when they, the other half of humanity speak
And you listen through your man shaped view of the world and your man shaped body
And you are surprised they menstruate or miscarry in toilets
Or you hear their primal fear of walking home alone
Through your man-shaped ears
You interpret and interrogate your life via your native language
Your language is a human with a dick between his legs
You have a man-shaped body
And a man-shaped understanding
They have a woman-shaped body
And a woman-shaped understanding
These are no interchangeable things
These are primal and basic
Yin and Yang, Night and Day, This and that
Your man-shaped body and your man-shaped understanding
Let it give you a man-shaped understanding of your man-shaped understanding
Love this , thank you for not dismissing women , you may have a man shaped view , but you’re a true gent x
These are no interchangeable things - this simple statement is a profound truth- thank you for speaking it