" Manipulation's Sword "

Why is that women are good at manipulation
Or always being manipulated themselves?
Sometimes, I think relationships
Are impossible undertakings
Between Lover's carrying so much pain
It sometimes seems
The smoothest part of the road
Is paved by manipulation's sword
And sometimes manipulation
Actually works,
But then, in every romantic scenario
My mind plays out,
Manipulation
Never remains a secret
It ALWAYS
Comes back
To bite you
In the ass....

Tony Taylor   (Chicago)