By ~Harem~
Date: 2009 Sep 09
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The Vanished Marquis

He walks in your door
too quick for the sale
He speaks of devotion
The "Trail" and the "Veil"

He seizes your heart
enshrined in a vice
declares all his love
for the rest of your life

He's smooth and rehearsed
and takes you by storm
surprised and amazed
half-baked and lukewarm

Is this guy for real ?
should you bite on his line ?
Can you believe all his words?
His tokens sublime?

Like walking on tightropes
with no net below
Like walking on thin ice
on an ocean of snow

You test with your toes
and you hear the faint crack
as the surface does splinter
and you quickly step back

You then turn around
and what do you see
the trail of a ghost -
the vanished marquis

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~Harem~

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