Knight Has Fallen
There is no light, no warmth
only darkness and cold
as he gropes along passion's pathways
crammed with damsels innocent and bold.
Silence is his armored suit
that deflects the arrows from his heart
but the mace of her allure
batters it apart.
Her shadows hide her faithless heart.
Her beauty veils her dishonesty.
He sees not, her glaring pride
and does not grasp her treachery.
Though he hungers for her arms
they will, but twist his desperate dreams
and turn the thumbscrews on his lust
until he’s pressured to extremes.
Yet, he begins to understand:
A righteous man cannot remain
encased in armor and skulk the land
crestfallen, crawling from his pain.
Sometimes a knight’s heroic
pursues his quest until the end.
Sometimes a knight surrenders
unto a Lady’s lure he bends.
He is her knight in shining moonlight.
But now, he entreats the starless sky
to grant his dismal petition….
The courage to say good-bye.
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Author:
MendedFences27 (
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Comments5
We all see ourselves as knights or damsels and in this metaphor many relationships are such allure with ulterior motives, passion driven and latter used. Such need to be said good bye to. A most poetic write with a great message.
Thank you, SB. The message is a note from the annals of broken dreams. What could have been, but something got in the way. Much appreciate your comments.
A deep regret to losing love, you have written this with every bit of reality that comes with broken love, pain torture emptiness and nothingness, skies simply void. Kudos on your imagery 🌹
Thank you, Teddy. You're much too kind. These poems come from living a life, and I believe we all feel the same joys and pains.
A lovely write with a valid message, we have all fallen for the allure of passion only to find it's poison, once sucked in saying good bye is hard, but you have to, nicely expressed and written
Thank you, LP. Seems the allure is the thing, that twists us into pretzels.
You are very welcome
That relationship will fall into pure love Phil once his armour is removed.
Andy
Thank you, Andy. Amen, couldn't agree more.
Excellent write
Thank you, Tony.
Thank you
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