Analysis of A COLLAGE ON MEN
Anil Deshapande, Mumbai. 1965 (Raver)
A COLLAGE ON MEN
Most philosophers define ‘man’ as a human being, endowed with reason.
But it is unfair compartmentalizing traits of a man.
Then what defines a ‘man’?
There are many opinions, observations and definitions;
Like, a ‘man’ is a mature version of a person with ‘Y’ chromosomes.
But everything we don’t develop doesn’t mature!
And gone are the days to say that ‘man is a political animal’
Or that ‘I am so manly that I don’t care’.
Then what defines a man?
Is it his ability to protect; his sense of style;
His sartorial tastes or his stature or his benevolence?
And what constitutes a man worth relationship?
A study found that women preferred men who appear to be generous.
But generosity too is a relevant factor;
Whether in a long term or a one day relationship!
An another study shows that women are often attracted to men,
Who have masculine characteristics with some femininity?
Such as, soft hairs & forearms or longer than normal eyelashes, etc.
Also, altruism in men could be seen as ‘softening of their maleness’.
But attraction is likely to be affected by appearance than
Whether one in reality, is like that or not?
Everything aside, a man is a human being after all,
Though expected to be masculine,
He has his weak moments,
His insecurities and softer sides too!
However, real men don’t dwell on their insecurities or fears,
But acknowledge that they do exist!
Once in a while, they might even lower their guards;
To let you in on things those scare them.
But then, they’ll just get back to conquering them.
So, if you are a woman reading this collage,
Try to make your definition of a man.
And if you are a man reading this, just reject all the above,
And crave your own definition of a man.
As for me, men will always be the men and not ‘wo’men!
©Anil Deshapande®, Mumbai.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 00111 1010001110101001110 1110111101 110101 11100100100010 10110011010101110 11011010101 011011111100100100 11111101111 110101 11101001011111 1010011110110100 0110011010 010111001110111100 1010011010010 1000111011010 101010111011001011 111000010110100 11110111011010100 10100011111100111 10101101101010101 10101011111 100101101010101 101011100 111110 1010001011 10111111010011 101011101 100111101011 111011111 11111111001 111101010101 1111010101 0111011011011001 0111010101 1111111010110 111 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,863 |
Words | 360 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 35, 2 |
Lines Amount | 38 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 472 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 108 |
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