I set limits to the unbecoming
Defeat, seeking for alliance.
Accomplice of my mocking
And cynical enemy, I bustled about
Not to betray discomfort or embarrassment,
Fear or uncertainty…
… The end justifies the means and needs
Determination…
The essential thing is surviving
On any condition,
In full control of my faculties
I’ll meet this commitment.
The wind is fair now,
I’ll set about hoisting the sails.
Accomplice of my enemy,
As planned, I dispensed
Blandishments and wheedlings with grace and care.
My ally’s superb peerless vanity
Was like a tangled web
Hosting and trapping the spider,
Unaware maker.
Unavoidable choice, mere necessity,
Even hesitation is needless,
To land the blow or to succumb.
The essential thing is surviving
On any condition,
In full control of my faculties
I’ll meet this commitment.
And when the time comes, I won’t feel
Qualms or hesitation…
The essential thing is surviving
On any condition,
In full control of my faculties
I’ll meet this commitment.
The wind is fair now,
I’ll set about hoisting the sails.
… The end justifies the means and needs
Determination…