Saturday, 27 April 2024

nought my king

 nought my king


this neuralgia of the nation

this agony of times

the proletariat protest my lord

the clandestine complexion of your crimes


apply your uniforms as a neural block

apply to their hands and brains

as they genuflect their bended backs

as you reach for their votes on reigns


no sire the past is past my Lord

no future reigns supreme 

it’s over now bar the counting out

it’s over now your regal dream


the worms have turned

the worms that once were bait

have told you to sling your hook

for you have left it far too late


tapestries are threadbare now

tapestries that dwell long on heraldry 

portraits fall from palace walls

portrait’s of grandeur’s bigotry 


return your medals to the box

return them to the proletariat 

the end is nigh exclaim vox populi

the end is nigh and that is that




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