Smoke and Mirrors

By Myself, to someone I can never understand
11-15-09

High on your throne
Loyal subjects below
Your expression that of stone
Of what, no one has to know

Accustomed to your bidding
Your word is law
Truth remains hidden
Betrayal your only flaw

Smoke and mirrors
Beauty is the beast
Illusions ever stirring
A hollow royal feast

Cold calculating eyes
Follow every web you spin
Skillfully told lies
Smoke never grows thin

You've mastered the breaking of wills
Modern day Circe
The pain of others is the cup you fill
Savoured in your mirror

Speak and all must listen
By your decree all must obey
Refusal is your castle's cave-in
There is a capital price to pay

Those not broken by you
No longer yours to command
You didnt have everyone fooled
They can't bow if on they stand

Cold and calculatory
Ever the Queen of Spades
Using your own light for
Digging your own grave


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