Elegy for a Seductress

How common was her stupid beauty,

That ruled the passions of lesser men,

She used her power like any other tyrant,

Her own charisma betrayed her, her jewels failed her,

How smug were her limbs

Which sought the best of men,

Wooing them to impulsive acts,

In defiance against their better sensibilities,

So impressionable are the sweet mouthed masses,

That will say anything, do anything;

To momentarily belong to such beauty,

For such is the ignorant chemistry

Between the sexes, lost in their primitive roles,

That to attract it seems was her purpose,

Though was she loved, though was she ever loved? 

~ by pressedintolove on August 22, 2008.