POETRY
Feed Her to the Wolves
He speaks over her
As if he did not hear
No one seems to notice
She does not interfere
He won’t stop arguing
She studied this for years
She’s got it all wrong
It’s not how it appears
He touches her hip
Every time he walks past
She steps out of the way
Her discomfort will not last
He whistles in the streets
Calls her names she won’t repeat
She lowers her gaze
And rushes past him in defeat
He slips droplets in her drink
Takes her with him in the night
She should have been more careful
Now she’s exposed without a fight
They say it’s not all men
And maybe this is true
But it’s almost every woman
And this is nothing new
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