MATA HARI

My fair lady

Temptress of liberty

At your will you’ve had millions, with

Your testimony of truth and golden streets

At your feet, at your steps

At the pebbles of your shores

Bend their knees; aliens have obliged to the

Torch of might, one of enlightenment

You wield with no sacrifice of difficulty

To see the light of day

Subjects pay tribute to your everlasting yet obsolete authority

My fair lady

Your charm is recognizable from any terrain

I see you there at the other end of the bay

With your green light, I presume to cherish you

But while the light is palpable, you escape my grip

Ever to observe you from afar at my shores

At my island

Caged away from your pristine paths