A Hostile World [revised] Poem by Margaret Alice Second

The Duchess lives light-years away in another universe,
a different world where crooks abound & criminals take
each other for a ride - its impossible for anyone to bend
them into account; so she scolds me a-plenty but fails
to dent any of her escorts hardened minds

The Duchess's world is a topsy-turvy place, one where
she cannot understand why all the nasty types treat her
without respect, though her attitude affronts I suspect;
she won't listen to me, takes umbrage when I dare raise
the subject, so I bite my tongue, look straight ahead

With her leading when tackling this world, she showers
me with gifts, spending money in a way that would make
Queen Elizabeth blanche, she's nice until someone gets
in her way or says a critical word; then she explodes and
scoffing she turns on her heel, me in tow like a satellite

Circling the sun of Her Majesty making her way to a place
I couldn't find on my own; the Duchess took the Queen of
Hearts away from her throne in the Old Age Home, both
delighted about challenges they face in a hostile world
inhabited by the Duchess and her scary opponents…