A Cicerone’s Poem

With the release of my upcoming dark fantasy novella, Cicerone, on the horizon, I thought I’d share a poem that fell in and out of the manuscript ever since its beginnings in 2018. I’ve been considering whether to use this particular piece in the novella or not, and how I would use it, for so long that it almost feels wrong to cast it aside, but I think it works much better as additional content rather than something contained within the pages of the novella. So, please enjoy this little accompanying poem to Cicerone, and make sure you’re subscribed to my newsletter (the form is on my homepage!) if you’d like to receive a free ebook copy of Cicerone as soon as it comes out.

A Cicerone’s Poem

Oh, cicerone, swift master
of the tongue, of the home;
how you despise those that you lead
and how you love to see them bleed
even if only in your fantasies,
my dear, sweet cicerone.

Oh, cicerone, clever master
with the eyes, with the fingers;
yet how the out-of-place one deceives you
and how her thoughts seek to destroy you
if only in terms of your sanity,
my dear, suffering cicerone.

Oh, cicerone, young master
on your feet, on your roof;
how you fly beyond the world you know
and how you join the ranks of royals now
if only in shivering dreams,
my dear, small cicerone.

Oh, cicerone, cruel master
in your mind, in your thoughts;
how you lash those irritating pests
and how you are so far above the rest
if only in false, polite silence,
my dear, budding cicerone.

Oh, cicerone, great master
of your enemy; of your denizens;
how you watch her plot crumble entirely
and how you have the aid of your city
if only for a fleeting moment,
my dear, all-powerful cicerone.

Oh, cicerone, old master
who is tired; who is weak;
how you know the truth and yet you don’t
and how you wish to simply end it all
if only between you and Vivus,
my dear, weeping cicerone.

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