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Foreverlasting Night

There has been naught but naughtiness
within the castle’s tower walls
sad moaning sounds of haughtiness
cavorting in the castle halls

concealed within the royal lives
the nakedness of concrete lusts
skeletal hands of loyal wives
caressing smooth faced royal busts.

And yet the scent of pheromones
o’erpowers all, both kith and kin,
summons them to clutch the robe
that cannot cover both of them.

The dagger just the parting spite
of death’s foreverlasting night.

John G. Lawless
©12/7/021

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 12/8/2021 4:19:00 PM

Me detects a Dickensian undertone in this. Chapter 9 of Book Two of Tale of Two Cities --- What was done to the Monsiegneur's villa. Ghastly! ~ gw

John Lawless
Date: 12/9/2021 5:37:00 AM

Gershon, I don't know about a tale of two cities this is more a tale of "two braincells" alone, at the keyboard. I looked at that book once in high school and decided I'd rather lift weights.....

L Milton Hankins

Date: 12/7/2021 9:10:00 PM

Very nice, John. I like this a lot. The rhyme and meter pulled me right into your theme. Good writing!

John Lawless
Date: 12/9/2021 5:40:00 AM

words any poet would love to hear... "the rhyme and meter pulled me right into you theme" My hat won't fit today.