The Raven King
The raven-king flew down corridors, golden halls
malice and human words in its most grievous calls
heartaches, greater than any Shakespearean play
not man's weakness, his devilishly wicked ways.
Glaring glitter that blinds in life, forever stays
Sorrows and deep regret race in tag team relays
Golden halls filled with trophies and bloodshot dead eyes
echoes ring out muffled laughter, sombering cries
ancient books, spells- odors of witches brew
all well stored for the ill-fated, unlucky few
Glaring glitter that blinds in life, forever stays
Sorrows and deep regret race in tag team relays
Feasts set for tyrants, dead-kings that murdered at will
bloodlaced wine to swallow with unrepentent swill
blackness baked within dark pastries and swollen pies
windows opened to view ashen colored skies
Glaring glitter that blinds in life, forever stays
Sorrows and deep regret race in tag team relays
Each banquet, Poe introduces his newest tale
to please the raven-king and his word never fail
within his sorrows, whispers of Annabelle Lee
melding with his chain's soft rattles, words- "she is free"
Glaring glitter that blinds in life, forever stays
Sorrows and deep regret race in tag team relays
R.J. Lindley,
March 19th, 1978
(A Dark Dream Cometh)
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Copyright © Robert Lindley | Year Posted 2018
Last edited by Tyr-Ziu Saxnot; 08-24-2018 at 11:32 AM.
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
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