The princess

the prince

merrily enjoyed 

the jester's japes

reveling in rapid repartee

seething in scintilating sarcasm

secure in arrogant self-importance

until he realised

all too late

the tide had turned.

Laughter lulled

and then grew

with vigour refreshed

in intensity

and he, the joke 

had become

his secret revealed

for all to see

a once proud prince,

now a prickly princess,

soon to be pilloried

and all his colourful courtiers

were but just one

a solitary, pathetic caricature

the witty barbs

blunted 

the superiority

spent

the vilany

vanquished

the thorn

extracted.  

Copyright Paul O' Neill 2013

Reviews

[Princeps Angelus Mors]

"Usher the spite seething Draconist
And commit this world to thy ancient
sovereignty"

― 'Funeral in Carpathia', 3rd track from Cradle of Filth's "Dusk... and Her Embrace" (1996)

[Pól]

thats really pertinent!!

[Princeps Angelus Mors]

"Believer,
speak not to me of justice,
for none have I ever seen.
By God, I shall give as I receive."
― 'The Loss and Curse of Reverence', 5th track from Emperor's "Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk" (1997)

[Pól]

Ok

[Muse]

I read between the lines...I got it!

his secret revealed

for all to see

a once proud prince,

now a prickly princess,


lol you can be a smart a*s..loved it!

[Pól]

Ur such a clever girl, B

[Muse]

I read between the lines...I got it!

his secret revealed


for all to see

a once proud prince,

now a prickly princess,


lol you can be a smart a*s..loved it!