Ravage me royally without a word
And then beckon me into their graces?
The very thought of it strikes me absurd,
Yet here I am among their false faces,
The air spiked with residue of decadent tongues.
Well, they simply add more intrigue to the journey –
I relish every death drop, every ladder’s rungs –
They’ll only get me out of here on a gurney.
Let them take precious time for their web-spinning,
Gazing in the mirror, crafting their lies.
Soon they will see it is I who is winning
As the well then dries on plots to devise.
At last I’ll bid farewell to fair-weather friends,
Tickled with laughter should they offer amends.