Desdemona

I know that I can only shine

in the light of adversity

that opposes

my self

and my vices.

In accepting what you have to give,

I open you to what I have to offer.

each brings to the other a bit of themselves.

Here there is only the possibility of wisdom.

You believed I loved Othello the warrior. I did not.

I was the empire you had already conquered.

Alone together

honest talk, not fantasy,

Fidelity is a necessity in the military.

I bow, modestly, to destiny’s demands. Me alone. I am its servant and it is mine.

Power is more than responsibility; it is destiny.

Undermining him improves my status daily and solidifies my power.