Bhanrigh an Reithe

She was made of hard angles

A jaw set with determination

A glint of a challenge in her eyes

She was hard-headed, stubborn

But fearless and bold

She grew bored

With being sedentary

She wanted to fly

To run

To shoot the sky

Just to see if her arrow

Could pierce it

She would climb the Crown's Tooth

Drink from the fire falls

All to defy the ancient kings

Who alone had tapped its riches

She was brave

Undaunted in the face of adversity

The softness in her features

Was only a gentle smile

Of knowing

Nothing escaped

That constant ticking

Of her mind

It was a steel trap

She smiled

Viciously

And with mild amusement

When you became ensnared

In that trap

Ruled by her head

Never her heart

She defied the expectations

Set out for her

She ripped the pretty lace

From the feminine laws

Given her

Dirtied up female sensibilities

And cast them aside

Like a discarded apple core

Her argument

Always logic

Her weapon

Always truth

Any battle of wits

Saw her as its victor

But as much as it nettles you

To see this woman win

She never dwells for long

To her

It's just a puzzle

A game

A honey sweet challenge

To sate her thirsting mind

As quickly as one

Disposable riddle

Is solved

She's off on a quest for another

No remorse

For your hurt feelings

Or your wounded ego

Just a shadow of a smile

Of distant satisfaction