Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TWO WOMEN: THE WIFE, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES



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TWO WOMEN: THE WIFE, by                 Poet Analysis    
First Line: I wish that she had drowned him quite
Last Line: That he was made for living in.
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.


I WISH that she had drowned him quite,
Or beat your precious babe to death;
Since he has grown so fierce and strong
He'll beat me out of my last breath.

Your precious babe is now a man,
But, mother, he's not worth the skin --
As husband, father, or a son --
That he was made for living in.





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