Mrs. Benjamin Pantier

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This poem was included in the original 1915 edition. 

I know that he told that I snared his soul
With a snare which bled him to death.
And all the men loved him,
And most of the women pitied him.
But suppose you are really a lady, and have delicate tastes,
And loathe the smell of whiskey and onions,
And the rhythm of Wordsworth's "Ode" runs in your ears,
While he goes about from morning till night
Repeating bits of that common thing;
"Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud?"
And then, suppose;
You are a woman well endowed,
And the only man with whom the law and morality
Permit you to have the marital relation
Is the very man that fills you with disgust
Every time you think of it  while you think of it
Every time you see him?
That's why I drove him away from home
To live with his dog in a dingy room
Back of his office.
 

Comments

Jay Bushman , 8 months ago

Another hypocritical Conservative - Mrs. Pantier is head of the Social Purity Club, and yet confesses that every time she sees her husband, she thinks about having sex with him. Does he really disgust her, or is she disgusted with her "impure" feelings?

 

robin , 6 months ago

hey nicholas

 

robin , 6 months ago

she nasty

 

ellen , 4 months ago

this was one of the poems assigned to me in english class to write about. although i didn't like it as much as trainor, the druggist, it was still pleasant. haha and i totally didn't get what she was talking about (now that i read the comments above)
wow

 

Poopstian55 , 3 months ago

Make me a Chicken Salad Sandwich.
With extra mayo on it.
bitch.
on a sesame seed bun.
now.

 

Robert , about 1 month ago

Misophobia. Read Benjamin's remarks and there's little mystery here.

 
 

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