Scaramuccia
The masks that others wear cause more intrigue
Than they themselves present. At least a mask
Involves some planning, though the poor intrigue
Is often basic. If your brain should ask
The slightest X-ray question, you will find
The most expected, boring reason for
The subterfuge. The trick has been designed
With minimal complexity. A whore
In Amsterdam employs more careful thought
In making up her come on. Once you crack
The simple code, the wearer will be caught
Out, hokey as an empty gunnysack.
..The truth I wear is much more deep and sly,
….As childlike as the Chateau de Versailles.