The woman inside by Michael C. Blumenthal

The woman inside by Michael C. Blumenthal

 

This poem is quite an inspirational one especially for men. Underneath the tough exterior, there is a woman inside of a man. And it’s not just any woman; the woman inside is a knowing guide, a fertile mother, a Halcyone and a Eurydice. Amidst all these qualities, the woman seems to be downplayed as “not beautiful / or divine”. Maybe this puts an emphasis on the woman’s interior rather than her exterior; much like the man having a woman inside. Of course , the woman here is not a real woman. The woman really is inside the man, like the female portion of the man’s  being. Perhaps that’s why the poem ended with the lone word “alone”. The woman inside can also show that a man is tender inside much like the use of the words “lilac” or “lust / only tenderness gone wild” I think men ought to read this to show that being a man doesn’t just mean being brusko¸for a lack of a better word; and women ought to read this to show that men are more than what they think they are.