A Dram Induced Dream
Or
The Poet and the Emperor
The ambient candle
Threw shadows, lifelike
Round the walls
Like I was not alone
“You won’t, you can’t or you daren’t”
Said George Gordon
“Bigots fools and slaves”
And Napoleon shall
Never leave Saint Helena
Now
Life always gives
An angel share
“Let him make his mistakes”
He whispered as
His famous curl was
Straight and limp
“We are both statesmen”
“The sword is”?
“Dirtier than the pen”
“We shall destroy this world”
“No, his candle will not last that long”
And the night ended
As it began
The monkey laughed