There's Nothing There! ! For M Lady Ernestine Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

She rules the roost behind the scenes.
Although her husband wears the jeans.
She lets him show he is the boss
but there are lines he dare not cross.

For all his manly macho show
she knows it’s only bravado.
More importantly so does he
which he accepts apparently.

He knows quite well who’s in control
but still he plays his public role.
She treats him deferentially
whilst there’s an audience to see.

Like any man who’s seen the light.
He knows that she is always right.
Her slightest wish is his command
which isn’t hard to understand.

He’s not the tough guy he appears
She has been training him for years.
He knows: She knows, he knows she knows
His public image is a pose.
1-Jun-08

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