designed to tease

there was a blue door
behind which
people ran zigzagging across the floor
where i saw your likeness
like never before
and you turned out to be a bore.
at the same time i struggled to stay abreast
of the famously handsome
Mr. Jones and his invited guests
when he promised me money
if i could standardize a test:
but everything seemed a mess.
shaken to my knees
by what i thought i knew
i attended a million parties
to watch the beautiful people
designed perfectly to tease
using words meant simply to appease:
"If I can be of assistance, just say please!"