Fallen Black Prince

 

A fallen black prince,

cursed by witches to roam

Ruled the foul underbelly

of the nation

Passing judgment

from his traveling throne

Breeding anarchy

where before there was none

Fools fled before him,

and bigger fools stayed

A flick of a finger,

a toss of his head

Found men as corpses

Banished to lay

In faceless,

nameless, 

graves

 

Those he let live were

led toward destruction

Silhouetted against the

Light of noon

Whistling an

Innocent tune

The wicked piper led them up mountaintops

And made them leap

to their doom

He called it his solemn duty

To see the evil as whipped

Slaves

To put the weary in early

Graves

To expose every sordid sin

To avenge every adulterous grin

And once he purged all he found

To begin again…

 

His eyes, hard, hostile, cold

Cracked, frozen ice

Turned bold little boys

to girls

Mighty men

to mice

It’s a sad thing to see

A tiny tyrant quite grown

For more often than not

The seeds of challenge

Go wisely unsown

And so

The last spark of mercy was

Finally blown

The fallen black prince

Had turned slowly to stone

 

Only a foolish man would

Still hope for a jubilant return

After his body had known

The hot wash of blood

The dark spray of mud

Lessons learned, prizes earned

With each victory his pyre was

methodically built

and then

Carelessly burned

Once a Poorman’s hero

He was now

Scolded, scoffed

And scorned

“Forgive me!” he pleaded

But their backs remained turned

 

Perhaps he’d gone too far

Too fast

Too long

If it’s a question of

Right and wrong

Is the line clearly drawn?

And if in fact there is a line

Who decides whether an act is

Unforgivable

Or merely unkind?

Which words mean nothing

And which ones bind?

Justice is crucial, but let me remind

An eye for an eye

Leaves the whole world blind 

 

Reviews

[Baby Boy]

Wow! You are such a powerful writer sweetie and tghe ending is just perfect! I really enjoyed this write and you leave something for all reader's to think about! You're awesome gurl! Keep up the great work! I'm looking forward to reading more! :) One luv Miss KC !



-JC-