Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Grasshopper : Part I (The King's Lament)

So, the grasshopper hopped again
And you missed your chance
You come to me with your silly face
Not a trace of those wings of romance.

Where is the self-devoted tiny creature?
Guards and dogs, I cut you loose
Bring the grasshopper to your master
And will rain on you, bones and boons.

Wings are not allowed in my kingdom
For my people live by my rules
Me and my subjects are all grounded
In my land; dreams are not allowed.

And here comes a green bodied alien
Whose feet were never meant for the soil
O Arrogant, my doctrines have been silenced;
Your wings will be crucified; the remains, boiled.

But why O grasshopper do I fail again?
What is in you that reeks of fragrance?
I'm yet to apprehend you, O unknown life
When will I possess you, your dance, your flight?

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