Fight For The Story Continues Poem by Louise Tredoux

Tomorrow the fight for the story continues, Juliette
has Werner as guide, tonight she wants him to take
her side, she will try her theories on him; tomorrow
we shall see who has the most romantic ideas

I don’t care what they do, as long as they phrase it
romantically with the right music; Juliette doesn’t care
about the paraphernalia, she says action is all that
counts, I vehemently disagree, that is so lacking

In atmosphere, if they closed their eyes they could be
anybody else; whereas my characters keep in touch
by formulating their thoughts and playing their favourite
songs - Juliette went out to buy a sexy negligee

To prove her point that action and sight are more than
enough - while I went for a swim in the sea, a suntan
and some perfume, lovely music and incense – that
is my strategy, though I worry about what to wear

If Juliette gets her way she’ll clothe my heroine, I
had better come up with something myself, that
Egyptian dancing costume would do –
I’ll try it tonight…