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What do you hear of me? What rumors slip from others’ lips? They speak of me, evil mistress, eyes that pull in, and a body that gets caught in your windpipe. You are unable to swallow me. You chew on me and hastily spit me out. You choke on me. The wit I possess is too quick for your bruteness. You dismiss my thoughts. I am just a woman, nothing less, and nothing more. Bore to serve you and bear your seed. What do you hear of me? What slips from others’ lips? Am I a murderous harlot? A bitter witch with nothing better to do. Do serpents sit atop my brow, shall I turn you to stone? Am I Charybdis, shall I swallow you whole? They are unable to chop me up into bit sized pieces. For some reason, they do not love me as a collective. What do you hear regarding the treatment of me? You only hear yourselves, deafening my point of view. I hear I have scorned every one of you. Do you hear of who scorned me? Have you ever questioned what may have made me this way? What makes a mistress so vile? The mistreatment of a loving deity can mangle many. I was hanged on a hook, a piece of meat left to rot. I was once pure and heavenly. I will ask once more, What have you heard of me? What tales have slipped from others’ lips? Have you stopped to think what created me to be so evil? I am the evil mistress. I will chew you up and I will eagerly swallow you in all your whole. I know my motive. What is yours?
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Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021 at 10:44 AM UTC
EVIL MISTRESS
What do you hear of me? What rumors slip from others’ lips? They speak of me, evil mistress, eyes that pull in, and a body that gets caught in your windpipe. You are unable to swallow me. You chew on me and hastily spit me out. You choke on me. The wit I possess is too quick for your bruteness. You dismiss my thoughts. I am just a woman, nothing less, and nothing more. Bore to serve you and bear your seed. What do you hear of me? What slips from others’ lips? Am I a murderous harlot? A bitter witch with nothing better to do. Do serpents sit atop my brow, shall I turn you to stone? Am I Charybdis, shall I swallow you whole? They are unable to chop me up into bit sized pieces. For some reason, they do not love me as a collective. What do you hear regarding the treatment of me? You only hear yourselves, deafening my point of view. I hear I have scorned every one of you. Do you hear of who scorned me? Have you ever questioned what may have made me this way? What makes a mistress so vile? The mistreatment of a loving deity can mangle many. I was hanged on a hook, a piece of meat left to rot. I was once pure and heavenly. I will ask once more, What have you heard of me? What tales have slipped from others’ lips? Have you stopped to think what created me to be so evil? I am the evil mistress. I will chew you up and I will eagerly swallow you in all your whole. I know my motive. What is yours?
ENGLISH PROJECT, STUDYING GILGAMESH
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20/F/CLE
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021 at 10:44 AM UTC
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