Mother Liberty and the Seducer - Loved One
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| Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Loved One, 1915 |
Mother Liberty and the Seducer
Curated by Alex McDonald
Curator's Note: This is the fifth installment in a series of blog posts where I have presented short fiction based off the paintings in my collection. If , please read the prior four posts. Thank you.
Crimson lips, loose dress, and blood-stained fingertips; the Girl becomes the Seducer. With the toss of her hair or wink of an eye, she can control any man, scores of men. They are her puppets, the strings leading to their hearts. The cycle has been broken, the Seducer, the Woman, has the power.
A Rococo Man vaguely offends her. The Devil tears at her side. She runs to her Loved One, naked and wounded.
Help me. The Women clutches her bleeding side.
Who did this to you?
The Rococo Man. Oh, the Rococo Man.
What do you want me do to him?
The Devil sits on the Seducer’s shoulder and whispers suggestions into her ear.
The Seducer leans in closer to the Man and kisses him. When they part, the red mark of slavery lays on his lips, imprisoning his mind. Her hand tugs at his heart strings.
Sterilize him.
The Loved One nods and goes about his task.
The Seducer stays behind and laughs with the Devil. She has the power. The cycle has been broken and a new one born. Mother Liberty’s hopes of equality disappear. The shackles of slavery find a new host.
The Devil has had his say. The Rococo Man dealt with. Mother Liberty enshrined as an image of freedom. And the minds of men devoured by the Seducer.
Who did this to you?
The Rococo Man. Oh, the Rococo Man.
What do you want me do to him?
The Devil sits on the Seducer’s shoulder and whispers suggestions into her ear.
The Seducer leans in closer to the Man and kisses him. When they part, the red mark of slavery lays on his lips, imprisoning his mind. Her hand tugs at his heart strings.
Sterilize him.
The Loved One nods and goes about his task.
The Seducer stays behind and laughs with the Devil. She has the power. The cycle has been broken and a new one born. Mother Liberty’s hopes of equality disappear. The shackles of slavery find a new host.
The Devil has had his say. The Rococo Man dealt with. Mother Liberty enshrined as an image of freedom. And the minds of men devoured by the Seducer.
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