The term honey trap relates to the act of luring an individual into a compromising situation and then blackmailing them. I know the term from watching too many spy films. Apparently it was a favourite tactic of the Stasi.
I was recently discussing the poem with the Secret Poets who were of the opinion that the poem is broader than the cold war terminology. I was not as sure. I shall leave you to decide.
honey trapped
someone is always alert
on the lookout to turn the weak
to inflame their hidden desires
a chink
a crack
a vector to the soul
and so they are compromised
then asset stripped
run through their upside down lives
mouths full of ash
I do know that the poem is complete, but it shall be going into the drawer for a couple of months anyway, just to make sure.
Here’s the marvelous Palooka 5 and their new tune Possession of the Surf Tsar. Honestly this band gets better and better.
Until next time.