The "Foreign Woman"

Aha! The "foreign woman"(1) and her wiles,

Depriving men of their completion.

With subtle consolations they cover over

Righteous disciplines for their men,

Dissembling maturity, to prolong their love?

Happy the man who can say: "I removed

Those gifts that betray-- veils over my heart,

Now I can enjoy the happy muscles of my face."

                      Written: 1987.


SOURCES:

(1) Proverbs 2:10, 16-19.


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