There she is

Immured
and naked as wood,
there she soaks in a bath of wine.

 Two-faced
as she grins in disgrace,
there she lets him flip the coin.

 Martyred
like ice cube on the water,
there she breaks happily.

 Fazed her
with relish of blade and razor,
there the wind expires.

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