Once Upon a Tryst
In one arm I am holding a scale, in the other, a tall broomstick.
The man with the paintbrush is wearing a tricorn hat. He squints and moans, throwing down his paintbrush in frustration. “Mademoiselle, you must not move! You are to be my Nike, my goddess of victory, as our great republic shows the world the true power of democracy!”
Wiping his brow with a paint-splattered cloth he tosses it aside as he continues to scold me, “Goddesses do not experience pain! You too must be like that goddess, flawless, still, perfect!”
Bab Populer