Ode To Napoleon

Restlessness in spirit... he became 'The Corsican,' over-bearance of a mother he was forced to take a stand! And he became... Anxious! Counter-veiling parent ways, a struggle for his life. A paradox, he was attached to Josephine, his wife. And he became... Lonely! From his father he derived, magnetic forces... not contrived. From his mother, discipline... as an influence he would win! And he became... Aggressive! All his moods authenticated, and his habits demonstrated! One reserved... he was alone... when provoked and on his own, he became... Ruthless! As a 'poor boy' he embittered, cynicism as he whithered. Feelings all about his mother... made him wary of another. And he was... Suspicious! Pessimism without rest, as he tried to be the best! Perfectionism with disdain, Napoleon, he would remain... Impatient! A Romantic fantasy... as he struggled to be free! Contradiction... he persisted... obstacles which he resisted, and he became... Neurotic! Self-destruction played a part, 'Raison d etat' became his art! His adventures they'd explain... a defiance for his gain. And he became... Impulsive! Betrayal was a theme in life, his possession for a wife. Hail Josephine in all her flare... but she became a snare! And he was... Depressed! Money, it was his obsession, predominant in his depression! Napoleon was... Reckless! Sexuality for his desire, when a woman was on fire... Napoleon was so naive for any woman to receive, and he became... Secretive! A pragmatist or so it seems, a fantacist with his own dreams... Two sides of great Napoleon, but he would win! And he became... Lucky! Napoleon, he was a charmer... indecisive in his armor. Napoleon, he had his way... all his men that he would sway, and he became... Intollerant! An intellect with awesome range, prodigious memory without change. A lucid mind that he offset... those qualities which he'd regret. Napoleon became... Romantic! An intellectual was at war, satisfaction to get more! All for his imagination he became... Obsessed! Napoleon, he searched for light, in the sky for his delight. He claimed he saw his star... and he went far! And he became... A Hero! and crowned himself... Emperor! Robert's Book of Poetry from Napoeloen...A Biography by Frank McLynn