Praying Mantis
for what is it
she prays
motionless Madonna
rapt in stillness
awaiting the unexpected
mate or meal
slender neck
cleavaged eyes
pious predator
poised on spindle legs
©8/29/2018
for Personification Poem Poetry Contest
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2018
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