The poem warns that a tigress' innocent smile and calm demeanor hide a dangerous predator within. It describes how, despite appearances, a tigress is swift to attack prey, tearing it apart and eating its bones and heart. The speaker acknowledges that she and the tigress are one in the same beneath the surface.

1. Mint A.
P5 – Mrs. Corning
27/10/09
The Tigress
I must caution you to beware,
When you enter the tigress’ lair.
That purely innocuous smile,
Conceals the extent of her guile.
That laid-back nature not to flounce,
Hides the swiftness of her brusque pounce.
When spotting prey, she tears it apart,
Gnashing its bones, gnawing its heart.
That tigress can never be tamed,
She and I are one and the same.

2. Mint A.
P5 – Mrs. Corning
27/10/09
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