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It’s Women’s History Month here in the United States ~ one during which this poet enjoys offering her tongue-in-cheek series on the lives of ladies who have helped to make modern life as we know it possible for all of us.

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Recorded Reading (0:47): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7n93ctpqjtm0gv7pwf5y6/Infamous-Laydeez-Ms.-Montez-Ma-am.mp3?rlkey=3z5gmyduiqjs8bokt5xpux9e0&dl=0

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Infamous Laydeez ~ Ms. Montez, Ma’am!

Oh, let us sing sweet Lola of ~
Toured the Wild when it was West
Seizing every passing chance
Satisfying each request
To do her Tarantella dance
Wherein she, with elegance
Lifted all her skirts enough
Might as well be in the buff

But better never place a slur
Upon the lady’s character
Even a small hum’rous quip —
For she’ll settle the affair
Catch the poor guy unaware
Disrespect from him to pare
Belab’ring him most soundly there
With her riding whip!

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Until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ and to begin once again to create professional connections and to rebuild her life, this poet presently lives homeless and at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level ~ still working seven days a week to contribute to her society, however.

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