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	<title>NOT ABOUT ME &#187; Poetry</title>
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		<title>Amena Brown</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Few Good Men By: Amena J. Brown His walk is R-E-S-P-E-C-THe’s got tender loving care up his sleeve He sees God in me like India.Arie Something about his swagger Something about his walk I get all caught up in that truth he talks His only game is telling me his name Or asking for <a href='http://vinceparker.com/amena-brown/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Few Good Men<br />
By: Amena J. Brown<br />
His walk is  R-E-S-P-E-C-T<img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-813" title="amena" src="http://vinceparker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/amena-300x200.jpg" alt="amena" width="300" height="200" />He’s got tender loving care up his sleeve<br />
He sees God in me  like India.Arie<br />
Something about his swagger<br />
Something about his walk<br />
I  get all caught up in that truth he talks</p>
<p>His only game is telling me his  name<br />
Or asking for mine<br />
He wants to know what I’m about<br />
He wants to  know if I’m about what he’s about<br />
For his character even God can  vouch<br />
Check his heavenly references<br />
He’s got clout where it  counts</p>
<p>He appreciates the complexity of a woman’s mind<br />
Deserves words  well seasoned and well defined<br />
And did I mention that he was fine?<br />
His  good deeds may never make it to the news<br />
But he showed me that chivalry has  been resurrected as the new cool</p>
<p>He opens doors He walks on the  outside nearest the street<br />
He pulls out chairs<br />
Sometimes he pushes my  cash away and says it’s his treat<br />
Telling me it was his pleasure at the end  of the night<br />
Walking me to my car just to say good night<br />
Insisting I call  to let him know I made it home safe<br />
He makes me feel safe because he is so  secure<br />
Imagine that even his sexiness is pure</p>
<p>He gives sweet and  thoughtful gifts<br />
Like conversations that take unexpected turns like jazz  riffs<br />
Leaving me wanting more of his music<br />
More of his deep voice  reflections<br />
More of his intellectual connections<br />
More of him</p>
<p>&#8216;Cause  meeting a man like him is like finding a four-leaf clover<br />
You’ve been  looking for one all your life<br />
But never thought you&#8217;d get the chance to hold  one<br />
I can’t really say that he brings me good luck<br />
But I do know he brings  so much love, concern, intelligence<br />
So much friendship, kinship, and common  sense</p>
<p>If his status ain’t good, I ain’t checking for him<br />
Better know  how to be sweet if he’s looking at me<br />
&#8216;Cause despite popular belie&#8230; size  really does matter<br />
A big heart can go a long wayA man who believes that  obstacles won’t stop dreams can carry you a long way<br />
He’s the kind who drapes  his coat over your cold shoulders<br />
Quick to correct you when you turn pebbles  into boulders<br />
His type of love grows stronger as the two of you get  older</p>
<p>His love is patient, kind, his love waits<br />
His love gives more  than his love takes<br />
Honesty is the first kind of love he makes<br />
He takes  his time<br />
Cultivating a connection of the spiritual kind<br />
Investigate his  mind and you might find<br />
Pages of psalm 139<br />
I can read his life, line upon  line<br />
Discover how his heart aligns with God’s divine design<br />
I am inclined  to try to make him mine<br />
But, all in due time</p>
<p>He doesn’t rush which  makes his gentle touch mean so much<br />
Just the thought of holding his hand  makes me blush<br />
To him, intimacy is a gift, not an expectation<br />
Which means  he skips all the compromising situations<br />
He wants me to save my best and no  playing games<br />
He won’t ask for my body until he gives me his name</p>
<p>Take  a few trifling experiences plus all the sad statistics<br />
And it might seem  that a man like him no longer existed<br />
I stand as a witness I’ve encountered a  few<br />
I treasure them for all the gentlemanly things they doI cherish them  for the good men they are<br />
The kind of men that a woman can trust with her  heart</p>
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