"My Man" is apparently the first-person monologue of a man coming to terms with his paralysis and the realization that he will never again be able to walk or move his body. The subject refers to his paralyzed body as his "man," describing it as "covered in uninterrupted skin" and unresponsive to his brain's commands. He also implies that his body has become atrophied and emaciated: "How can [my man] stand? Your fingers could encircle clear around the ankle.

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