In the Kingdom of David
The false Knight lies
On the steps of the temple
With the Lord of flies
Entangled in an enigma
A web of lies
Between arrogance and ignorance
And the Harlot’s thighs
The voice of the virgin from the village cries
“Wisdom you wish for is in thine own eyes,
Look to your spirit to be your guide
Lay down your sword and your aging disguise
Truth is beauty still heralds the skies
I give you my body for an honest reply.”
In the Kingdom of David
The death bell rings
For the Officer and Gentleman
To the forefront brings
His shipmates for the rape as if it’s one of those things
That happens when the Captain is drunk and sings
The Beatles
Something
When she moves that way
Reminds me of Salome
One night in the brig boy it will be ok
When it’s over and you’re sober and your thoughts are grey
It’s only a blur. It never really occurred.
She wasn’t that much to speak of anyway.
A dish for the fishes
Another easy lay
Now, Bring on the horizon
And seize the day!
In The Kingdom of David
The Queen falls ill
For swallowing poison that was meant to kill
The vixen, the unsuspecting victim who holds the basin for the blood to spill
For the artist and her paintbrush and the poet and her quill
In the Thinker’s shack at the foot of the hill
Where The Cowboy Junkies are playing still
“waiting forJimmy to come back home”
The hearth lies empty and cold as stone
A tower of dust on the telephone
The ghosts from the past whimper and moan
Safe in your silence
In alliance with the cast
Of the soap operetta
We both knew wouldn’t last
In defiance of the past
Hoist the sail up against the mast
Cast your demons into the wind
This is where the Day begins
And the nightmare ends
sail away
Away
In your wake
I wake
Unchained
Untainted
Unscathed
and lay
forever changed
Out of reach, On the beach of my favorite escape.