Princess Hyacinth: street poster painting: Alphonse Mucha: 1911 

Margaret Hardigg

Oh, don’t worry, honey, I see you. 

My clear blue eyes are directed at you, 

dimpled chin, resting in the palm of my hand – 

patiently listening to you unhinge your opinions, 

laughing silently as you blissfully mansplain. 

Don’t be fooled by my tiara, sweetheart, 

I am still a blacksmith’s daughter, and I will 

fuck you up. I will arm wrestle your incessant 

belittling into the grave for your ignorance 

(which I kindly dug). 

Don’t be fooled by my pursed lips, kind sir, 

I am itching to slap you with the intelligence 

you lack. I cordially invite you to shove 

your fat mouth into my crown of hyacinth 

daggers, where you will finally taste what’s it’s like – 

to be cut off.