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Wednesday 27 April 2016

Xanthippe*





With hands on her hips
Wicked smile on her lips
She thrashed his head
On the side of a bed
She wanted a car and diamonds
To let things normal he bought
All even when tight handed
She faked some illness
Which no doctor could
Find in her abusiveness
She reeks of venom
Strikes him hard
Sounds as a demon
With blazing eyes
She looks upon him
Seems as if will eat him fried
Sacred vows hold no importance
As she wants only her will to be spoken.

~26/04/2016~

* Xanthippe – wife of Socrates. Her allegedly bad tempered behaviour towards her husband made her proverbial as a shrew.
- a shrewish, scolding, or ill-tempered woman or wife.







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20 comments:

  1. Holy smokes😎😎😎a new interpretation of the Wife beating πŸ€“πŸ€“πŸ‘πŸΎπŸ˜€πŸ˜€

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    1. well i forgot to mention .. XAnthippe was 'Socrates' wife who was abusive.. Hence the word originated.

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  2. hmmm! Congratulations for finding a word with X. Xanthippe as a word should be banned.

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    1. You are right Kalpanaa.. But banning a word will help in banning abusive people like her??? Think about it..

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  3. so many awful relationships from Greek and Roman times - this poem certainly gives a word picture of the wife from hell! Leanne @ cresting the hill

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    1. So true Leanne.. But these kind of people do exist for sure.. Not just Romans or Greeks but could be found anywhere..

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  4. Sounds like quite a mean bitch
    Nice poem of her meanness

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  5. There are many Xanthippes in present day times too...and sometimes the victims, the men are too cowering to do anything about it. Sad that justice is biased at times like these.
    Great poem!
    @KalaRavi16 from
    Relax-N-Rave

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    1. Yeah you are right Kala .. its sad to see all..

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  6. Interesting! Got to got to learn a new word, this made me curious to find more information on xanthippes.
    Thanks for sharing
    Cheers!

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  7. evokative poem. I learned two somethings. Socrates had a wife and that she ended up being infamous.

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  8. It's sad and upsetting but very well written.

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  9. I'm sure he wished he'd never seen her. She sounds mad.

    Finding Eliza

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  10. I didn't know who this was so thank you for the footnote. Not sure she would win Wife of the Year!

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    1. Hahha Sue .. wife of the year award ... Interesting ...

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