if a woman is likened to
a water glass in a man's eye
to be picked up and sipped from
when the notion hits him
women stay dry

men are the water well
brimming with power
always somewhere else
attending to the important matters
content to dole out their attention
like momma did her lumpy mashed potatoes

sometimes women need a little
space too to be alone
to gather their thoughts and
mostly men do return to
their thirst quenching wife-lover-friend