A Game of Words
An oldie but a goodie....thought I would resurrect it a bit.....changed a word or two The golden crown of reverence Upon an aged head sits, Casts an empty light of glamour Beating the ‘strange’ to bits. Your words amaze the plebs’ delight And weaklings sing your praise, Your monarch pen can cast them stars To keep them full for days. Your words lack tact but pass as law And thoughts are hymns and creed, Within your sight they genuflect And your commandments heed. Run the shadows, fleeing bellows That strange a picture paint, Not to follow royal decrees To keep it ever quaint. Spout your meters, lifeless verses In lines of two or four, And shining gems not your color Please gladly do ignore.
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I am a button pusher. I stir up trouble. It is what I do. I live in the borders between light and dark. I can write about beautiful things, and joy and love, but I find I am more creative when i write about the dark. I love to hold a mirror up to the...
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