May #3

Moonlight becomes her

The worst of alien overlords

twirls her moustache

and smiles lopsidedly.

It took many years to

perfect that smile,

without it no archenemy could ever

hold their head high.

The moustache arrived with no effort at all

the only tricky part was

deciding to embrace it rather

than depilate. 

There are more

satisfying targets in life

and snide looks make it easier

when culling is required.

Whatever set her on this path to begin with,

she is happy now at the top of the tower,

finger on the button, deciding the game.

Heroines are for fairy tales and stories,

nothing to do with real life

and that suits her just fine.

— Michele Brenton