On unfulfilled revenge

Summary

The text poetically reflects on a scene of societal facades and unfulfilled desires, where a queen's death goes unacknowledged amidst a performance of normalcy.

Abstract

Set in a world where appearances are deceivingly polite and emotions are performative, the narrative unfolds in an overcrowded restaurant. Here, a queen dines publicly, her grief unacknowledged, as a jester entertains to maintain an illusion of merriment. The queen's death, unnoticed by the dining crowd, is ironically underscored by the jester's transformation into a truth-telling spy, revealing the ease of honesty in the face of death when lies no longer hold power.

Opinions

The author suggests a critique of societal norms where politeness is a mere facade, masking genuine emotions.
The portrayal of the queen's unnoticed death implies a commentary on the indifference of society to individual tragedies.
The jester's evolution into a spy who finds truth-telling easier than lying reflects the liberation from societal expectations when one is no longer bound by life's pretenses.
The text conveys a sense of irony in the juxtaposition of the queen's lifeless state with the surrounding animated performance.
The author seems to value authenticity over artificiality, as indicated by the jester's preference for truth over deception in the end.

On unfulfilled revenge

In the land of incorrect politeness and unfound grief have I lost my final touch I wandered softly just to keep my velvet costly, my lunches cheap

At the overcrowded restaurant be aware a public scene the waiter serves a stable to the publicly dining queen

The smiles break the muscles build as the jester tells his joke he tries his best to keep everybody on their toes

Behind her majesty’s last parade assembles a chapel choir the kapellmeister finds himself, unable at this hour

hidden in his monkshood appears a final smile the queen refuses to clap she has been dead for a while

the jester starts to laugh as he turns into a spy telling the truth is easy now it’s much harder telling lies