The Jaguar

Jaguar Sculpture by Ted Hughes

The Jaguar
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"There is a panther
stalks me down
One day I'll have
my death of him"
—Sylvia Plath

Dark moody—
Sexual preditory
He stalks his women

He strides into bed—
My Yorkshire Jaguar man
Going for my jugular

My world tilts—
Excited with the long
Thrust of his catty loins

He’s a slinky Panther—
Many other women will
Likewise be doomed

No simple Moors—
Rabbit-killer hunter
He kills women instead