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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. AJ27 April 2016 at 23:08

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

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    1. Deepti Agarwal27 April 2016 at 23:14

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

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  2. Kalpana27 April 2016 at 23:29

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

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    1. Deepti Agarwal28 April 2016 at 00:07

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

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  3. Leanne27 April 2016 at 23:29

    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. Deepti Agarwal28 April 2016 at 00:17

      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. Deepa28 April 2016 at 01:05

    Sounds like quite a mean bitch
    Nice poem of her meanness

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  5. Kala Ravi28 April 2016 at 03:49

    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. Deepti Agarwal29 April 2016 at 04:38

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

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  6. Karnika Kapoor28 April 2016 at 08:00

    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. djinnia28 April 2016 at 12:15

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

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  8. payal agarwal29 April 2016 at 07:47

    It's sad and upsetting but very well written.

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  9. Kristin29 April 2016 at 11:10

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

    Finding Eliza

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  10. Sue from Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond30 April 2016 at 00:25

    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. Deepti Agarwal30 April 2016 at 23:20

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

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