Denouement
Greedy Leonore was despised, distrusted and unloved,
born with ugly futures, her life was a relentless torment;
she harbored rage for not being a stunning beauty.
sweetness lacked in her words immensely cold,
her youth was lived enjoying a deceitful moment;
she sold her abused body for pleasure and money.
Such a deabolic spirit expressed itself adequately
with a character fabricated by a desire for riches;
not even a queen possessed a wealth like hers,
how did Leonore acquire it if she was raised in rags?
This seems a fable, but in truth iit"s no mystery...
trace her footsteps, discover her many cunning ways.
Behind the scenes hides the malcontent Albert,
he hears her rehearsal and has reason to lament,
" I fell for Leonore, gave her everything I had;
I squandered fortunes to show her a dazzling world...
was she worthy of loving me or receiving a generosity
which has left me broke...making a living so humbly? "
"Leonore, deceitful Leonore...your envy of other women
who are gentlle and beautiful angers you to commit murder,
don't allow the insanity contaminate the blood in your veins;
I may be the last victim of a merciless and maddened mistress,
will others quickly fall for you and go insane with nothing to own?
Should I come forward and warn them of the unforeseen danger? "
Written on 8/21/2016
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2016
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