A woman without artifice
must be destroyed,
stricken from the record,
her gender card revoked.
For what is a woman without
artifice, but an aberration to
her species. Without her
leopard heels and acrylic nails,
how can she be recognized as
the true hunter?
Woman must have artifice.
Her hint of Chanel and
camouflage face paint help
to mask her true intent:
to locate, to stalk, to ensnare
her prey.
Without her artifice I say,
she but be a man on display.
Author Bio:
Sonya Groves is a teacher of English and History in San Antonio. She has published a short story in the Abydos Education Journal and been a conference presenter at the East Carolina University Multi-Cultural Literature Review Conference. Currently she is pursuing her Master’s degree in English at Our Lady of the Lake University.
must be destroyed,
stricken from the record,
her gender card revoked.
For what is a woman without
artifice, but an aberration to
her species. Without her
leopard heels and acrylic nails,
how can she be recognized as
the true hunter?
Woman must have artifice.
Her hint of Chanel and
camouflage face paint help
to mask her true intent:
to locate, to stalk, to ensnare
her prey.
Without her artifice I say,
she but be a man on display.
Author Bio:
Sonya Groves is a teacher of English and History in San Antonio. She has published a short story in the Abydos Education Journal and been a conference presenter at the East Carolina University Multi-Cultural Literature Review Conference. Currently she is pursuing her Master’s degree in English at Our Lady of the Lake University.
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