on reading balzac and being satirical
Posted: July 12th, 2009, 4:50 pm
in order to succeed
in the world
a woman must
be ruthless
in exploiting others
lest she be jilted
by a character
in a novel
and upon having
a large dowry
and riding horses
she must ride
them to the post
as if on a journey
and ride mercilessly
to the next relay
and then drop them
with compunction
and use each
successive horse
in a similar way
until the goal
of one's desire
is reached
in this world
of predator and prey
where we are either
exploited or the exploiter
if you have any real feeling
hide it like a treasure
and never let it be suspected
or you will be lost
a mask must be worn
where ambition begins
naive unreflecting
actions cease
in the world
a woman must
be ruthless
in exploiting others
lest she be jilted
by a character
in a novel
and upon having
a large dowry
and riding horses
she must ride
them to the post
as if on a journey
and ride mercilessly
to the next relay
and then drop them
with compunction
and use each
successive horse
in a similar way
until the goal
of one's desire
is reached
in this world
of predator and prey
where we are either
exploited or the exploiter
if you have any real feeling
hide it like a treasure
and never let it be suspected
or you will be lost
a mask must be worn
where ambition begins
naive unreflecting
actions cease