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Kate a barmaid turned to conquer
And Marlow was by accident wooed.
In this instance I see that her stoop lays bare
What he would not search.
And now, he was as new as grass in rain days;
Never being mauled or blemished,
And there she stood with an appealing look;
Awakening his emotions, overthrowing his reasoning.
He never could resist the urge to enter,
And she took the rope, untied,
She stooped exposing the iron gate
..........and he once entered was forever vanquished!
I beg, which iron gate? Hmm, these metaphors! explain yourself! lol
ReplyDeleteI can see you already know it is a metaphor. I alluded to a line in the poem "To His Coy Mistress". It tells us that everything in this life has an entry and exit point. For the persona in this piece, that was the turning point in his life; a match lost in a penalty shoot out.
ReplyDeleteReally? well I thought he won the match. Maybe it didn't go as he had planned but in a way, they are both winners. Being conquered by love is a good thing isn't it? Unless of course it's the kind that will suck all your energy and leave you dried up and withered. But telling from the poem, with a link to the actual drama that inspired you to write it, i think they were both very much into each other at the end of the day. The guy only needed a little nudge towards the right direction and of course, an eye opener because he obviously couldn't see what was right before him.
ReplyDeleteEntry and exit points indeed. So he lost it, I like the irony. But why is it that Kate conquered and this man was vanquished? Hmm, does it mean men always lose when they stoop but women always win?
ReplyDeleteit depends on the man in question. but in this case the man was vanquished because he was taken unawares; he didn't plan to do it.
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