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A Pale Horse
Prancing stallion, vaunted steed,
Receiver of Destiny’s deed.
Unbridled courage your forte,
The first thing to be stripped away.
From inception, a searing brand
Tethers you to a foreign land;
To stand before the ogling eyes
Of those who see you as a prize.
On with the saddles, on with reigns
To ride you, guide you down the lanes
They’ve chosen for you; never free
To run with your fortuity.
But run you will, and push they do;
Till the sheen of death reaches you.
And only then, through tired eyes,
Do you discern a world of lies.
There, with fervor, through the panting,
From a past not worth recanting;
No hand to stay you from this course,
You rush headlong into remorse
For what you’ve only held in dream,
As stricken eyes forfeit their gleam;
With one last boot claimed in its stead,
For who could refuse kicking the dead?
Published 14th Jul 2015
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14th Jul 2015 4:15am
Quite the tale you have told! And unexpected ending, I was lead astray by my imagination back to a harsh reality. Dark metaphors make this a mysterious series of painful scenes, yet riveting until the end...
JJ
JJ
15th Jul 2015 00:34am
Dark metaphors indeed J.J. Wasn't a horse at all this was about so much as the treadmill life hands so many of us. We get so busy running it, somewhere along the way we forget to actually live it. Thank you for stopping by. Gald you enjoyed. :)
Michael
Michael
14th Jul 2015 6:37am
Always *hard-hittin at ends babies..;)
*swoon
spankin' metaphorical behind too!
""Unbridled courage your forte,
The first thing to be stripped away."
~and at beginning as well.. left hook,
straight away.
"On with the saddles, on with reigns
To ride you, guide you down the lanes"
~ I damn the reigns much like crowns,
li'l grr.
"But run you will, and push they do;
Till the sheen of death reaches you."
~gawds, don't we relate here..
Ever~smiles to your dark sheen, you brought this one to life en prance.
loves you & blowing you *kisses*
~T
*swoon
spankin' metaphorical behind too!
""Unbridled courage your forte,
The first thing to be stripped away."
~and at beginning as well.. left hook,
straight away.
"On with the saddles, on with reigns
To ride you, guide you down the lanes"
~ I damn the reigns much like crowns,
li'l grr.
"But run you will, and push they do;
Till the sheen of death reaches you."
~gawds, don't we relate here..
Ever~smiles to your dark sheen, you brought this one to life en prance.
loves you & blowing you *kisses*
~T
15th Jul 2015 00:40am
"left hook, straight away. "
Yeah... almost as bad as the one life throws you with your head barely out of the womb!
"I damn the reigns much like crowns" We are so alike on that point. Hate the reigns more though, probably cause I've had them on more often and for longer stints. :/
"gawds, don't we relate here" At least we came to our senses before the "final" final curtain love. Still have much luvs to share, and life to live here.
*kisses right back at ya sweets
Michael
Yeah... almost as bad as the one life throws you with your head barely out of the womb!
"I damn the reigns much like crowns" We are so alike on that point. Hate the reigns more though, probably cause I've had them on more often and for longer stints. :/
"gawds, don't we relate here" At least we came to our senses before the "final" final curtain love. Still have much luvs to share, and life to live here.
*kisses right back at ya sweets
Michael
14th Jul 2015 9:08am
15th Jul 2015 00:42am
Indeed, John. Brutal is probably the most apt word for it. Thank you for gracing my page, and for the comment. :)
Michael
Michael
23rd Jul 2015 10:46pm
25th Jul 2015 3:21am
Thank you, waterofwords, for visiting my page and commenting. Glad you enjoyed.
Michael
Michael
