Maya Angelou (4 April 1928)
Poems by Maya Angelou : 23 / 27
They Went Home
They went home and told their wives,
that never once in all their lives,
had they known a girl like me,
But... They went home.
They said my house was licking clean,
no word I spoke was ever mean,
I had an air of mystery,
But... They went home.
My praises were on all men's lips,
they liked my smile, my wit, my hips,
they'd spend one night, or two or three.
But...
Maya Angelou
Submitted: Saturday, June 18, 2005
Poems by Maya Angelou : 23 / 27
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Yeah! .. I'm one of those avid admirers that hate to break hearts and have a one night stand just because I saw something that pleased my heart. To all the cute and sexy ladies out there, I wanna say, Yes I did! ..
i love this poem i feel like with all her poetry she is just able to extend herself to you
fabulous. In your poems, i see a woman who's got heaps of confidence stored up in her. They always go home, amidst the praises and all. Nice one
Another great inspiring [poem by maya angelou
they went home.....thhis is commen everywhere now, men spending few days with you, admiring you, loving you and faking you at last leaving you.
Subtle-evokes me to pen this;
Amazons were born freaks of nature,
A centre found beyond the point of curvature,
hence they adorn the portals of abysmal heaven
Left on the pedestal, crushed, moulded, cursed as divine
The power of a strong woman scares the weaker men. Your poem brings forth the reality of those men who face such dilema due to whatever reasons. A lovely heartfelt poem, Maya.
Rehana NAZLI
London,13th August,2009
reminds me of one greek myth... though i forgot which one. it's about a beautiful woman, who was always adored by men, envied by women, but even with such stunning looks, men just smiles, pauses then admires her, then continues on their journey once more. or in your words... 'they went home'.
it seemed that no one thought good enough of themselves to be worthy of such beauty.
The question the naive girl asks herself everynight upon ignorance. True and educative, if it doesn't look right, seem right, or feel right, it probably isn't right..Thanks Maya
the raw and rabid truth of todays life
very well written lines
its atenner
cheers