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Machiavellian Girl (Part 2)
by Razel DaviesTo match Her,
I'd be wise.
Misdirect all,
with my disguise.
From scheming desire,
I'm in a fever.
"It's double pleasure,
to deceive the deceiver"
Use the hammer,
then the anvil comes.
A Belarusian gambit,
The layman succumbs.
But she's no fool,
I'll need a new tool,
Go back to school,
Learn a new way to rule.
Turning my mind to,
the purest strategy-do.
I gained what I needed,
time to start the show.
And so I start my plan,
put it into motion.
My every word now,
becomes a love potion.
To her I speak,
She suspects little.
This deep mask of hers,
down I will whittle.
The battle'll be long,
but I'll discover her sin.
By long night's end,
Her heart I'll win. 08/08/2011
Author's Note: Note 1- Quote in stanza 1 is from Niccolo Machiavelli. Note 2- The suffix "do" used in stanza 3 (strategy-do) is a Japanese suffix pronounced "doe", meaning "the way of". Note 3- In stanza 4 the phrase "deep mask", a reference to the philosopher Nietzsche.
Posted on 08/08/2011
Copyright © 2025 Razel Davies
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 08/08/11 at 05:19 PM It's hard, if not impossible to admit one's sins, but after a while, the mask comes off. You'll get there (IF you chose to)Just don't get hurt in the process. I loved your reference to Nietzsche. It fits. So well done- but I ALWAYS Love your work. For one so young, you are very wise. |
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