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A Man Grows Hard With Time

A man grows hard and bitter
with time
too much time on his hands
and little to do than
break the backs of being
and chew the marrow
between
the wages of sin
and summoning
the dogs of war

But in the arms of a woman
he'll soften inside her,
spent
like a swollen night,
a sky full of stars.



— Kailashana, Jun 09, 2008

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RSScheerer

RSScheerer

18 years ago

Anna

Only one section could use a restructure here: "and little to do than break the backs of being" It doesn't flow well with the rest. Mostly the "and little to do than" now that I think about it again. The rest looks great! ~ Ronda
Kailashana

Kailashana

18 years ago

duh… what was I thinking?

duh... what was I thinking? meant with... now is it then or than? too tired to think... Good nite Ronda...i'm going to find a rainbow to sleep with. ~A
professor

professor

17 years 12 months ago

A girl needs to be careful

sleeping with rainbows Anna, you never know what lies at the end of them. Something of a wistful cameo of a poem that feels as if it was going to be more but decided to leave the other questions up there in the stars. Perhaps the last verse should be structured as: But in the arms of a woman he’ll soften inside her, spent like a swollen night, a sky full of stars. Perhaps you should listen to Amos Lee's "In the arms of a woman" if you have not heard it. lol www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5hPVqPMywc
Kailashana

Kailashana

17 years 12 months ago

I must have been sleeping

I must have been sleeping with an acquiescing rainbow... I changed the structure just for you, Prof. and still don't know what to do with that line Ronda, maybe i'll return to the scene of the crime... Have a great day all, ~Anna
RSScheerer

RSScheerer

17 years 12 months ago

How about if you remove the

How about if you remove the repetition of "time" ... "too much of it on his hands and little more to do than" Just thinking aloud, as usual! :) ~R