I Am A Phenomenal Man Poem by Ratan Bhattacharjee

I am a phenomenal man
(Recalling Maya Angelou)
Hey, I am a man
Not Raymond’s ‘Complete Man’
of the showroom ad
But an ugly looking unimpressive man.
I am not handsome,
Not enough well –built to
get invitations from a model contest
The beard and the moustache
The long stride of my step
The poor look of my big eyes
Made me look a little odd
And I never got any billet doux from a gal.
The invisible muscle of my arms
The quick thinning hair of my head
The piping of voice
Which the women around me talk about
But women themselves get wonder-struck
When some of them
Loved me in secret
Flashed a quick glance
Or gifted me a lovely kiss
And the other women looked green in jealousy
To be frank dear,
That very moment
I felt that I am a man
A Phenomenal man
The man’s me.