Blood Lust

Was the grandest parade of the year I saw the king's carriage pass by Then suddenly I started twitching As dust gathered in my right eye I was blinking in a panicked mode And I thought I had been unseen But the soldier that arrested me Swore I was flirting with the queen The mind is racing frantically With each ticking of the clock It won't be long 'till they come for me And lead me to the chopping block Had my time in a kangaroo court Where not a single truth was said In the end the judge's smile was wide When he declared "off with his head" They would not bother to hang me high Nor would they burn me at the stake Seems everyone wants to see my blood And watch my headless body shake The judge then added the final words "The body will be tied to a horse And be dragged up and down Main Street" Epilogue: There is one last thought I contemplate As I'm writing my final verse Just what would my fate have come to be If I would have done something far worse