Same Time Blind King.

A study of my thoughts about the Tudors.

Sense lays heavy with rounded hooks on one’s mind,

A kiss once daring now lost to a king of church,

Makers now drift past peasants that know no better,

Easy to take steps to death away from his perch.

 

Taking prayers in darkened rooms might give impression,

Intimate meetings discovered but never given light,

Mighty words from w****s that seek to please cause,

Empires marked fiercely with Henry's sheer bite.

 

Better walks I've had for now they want me bound,

Letters written fall into the heat of open fires,

In each of us are friends that will turn our backs,

No thoughts, I search for wet wood,

Die they scream and chant more men to the racks.

 

Kind fellows never found against cowards of jewels,

Inspections are rarity never sought for those needing,

Never lay down with men that fear the ample breast,

Gone on the block, I say, Same Time Blind King.

Author's Note

Honesty my darlings, honesty!

Reviews

[Wendy Seames Garner]

What little knowledge I had of the Tudors was a long time ago, and not something I remember much of. As usual your use of the English language is is beyond mine, and your hidden messages too tangled for this old brain. Wish I had half of your intelligence, Thomas.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

you are far to modest, I've read your work and mine doesn't even compare, thank you my darling.

[Pencrafter]

Honestly, my miniscule mind misses some of the meanings. Never a sharp student of Henry's ilk, I've never been entertained by the depraved and immoral. Your poem is certainly rife with stark images and emotions. Although the words are clear each line is a puzzle. For those who like puzzles, this is a great piece. Don't stop on my account.

[Suditi]

So profound.
Great imagery.
Its like a trip to history. Interesting concept, written in an interesting style.

[Mama Topaz]

Honestly? Adore it!

[Hayley]

Ah, I love the history of the Tudors (pretty much the only thing I like in history!). Such a complicated and corrupt family and turn of events. I like the exploration!

[Lily Mae]

A time of maze and mystery... treachery and madness and you captured it very well here in your write. I felt as if I were there as an onlooker..xo

[Octob3r Star]

This is interesting :) I enjoy the word "w***e" I cant tell you how much I use this word ha ha

[Emerald Seas]

Powerful writing, Thomas. You grip the subject with a weighty pen full of thick strokes and slashes, cleverly woven together. Tough, dark times that you've captured here in a splendid writing.

[Raven Starhawk]

Same Time Blind King...powerful. I probably read too much into this but regardless of that small fact I was intrigued to say the least. "Never lay down with men that fear the ample breast" was one of my favorite lines because-for me-it spoke a volume of truth.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Very nice!

[None]

wonderfully said! This exactly captures an era of darkness and chaos where nothing was what it seemed. this piece reads much like a riddle in a way, which is so perfect, while each line builds on the last. i love your usage of the word at the end of a line that means something for the line it ends and starts something like a warp around for the next. clever, apt, and truthful piece. Great write. subscribed!