In Phoenix Fires

Nothing accomplished, no help offered, masked
depression used as shield, Scorpio immediately
attacked, thus with the ease of years of practice
all defenses went up; yes, this was just cathartic
just reaction following road accident fund invest-
tigation, she will order her mind and everything
will be fine, nothing sorted, she’ll see

Her trusted psychologist, she’ll return to her lonely
lodgings where she lives in fear after an attack on
her life, the more this crocodile tried to explain it’s
a problem to be solved, the more Scorpio insisted
that she should go on as before, she had to agree
thus I could not secure the lonely child, could not
make a difference, could not get her to

Express her true feelings, to reveal how abandoned
she felt as she did at Christmas when her mask was
stripped, this reptile mom should have stayed at home
as the masquerade leaves no room for me to help her
wounds to heal; Scorpio demands she be strong and
fulfil her duties and she agrees – she has to with him
standing there, Captain Von Trapp was a lamb

Compared to Scorpio glowing in Phoenix fires after
his short remorse had died in ashes and he rose
again stronger than before - I could have cried but
what difference would it have made, let’s hope
Scorpio’s changeling child will be all right…

[14 January 2015]