King Kong
A legend is told along the sea ports,
Of a lost island unknown to man,
Concord by a monstrous beast.
An uncharted prehistoric world,
Not shown on any chart or map.
It is a forbidden place of death,
Accursed by the almighty himself,
A dark garden of Eden.
Protected by an unseen creature,
Whom dwells hidden behind an
Ancient wall of wood, thatch and tar.
The natives scream in the night, the
Name of their tormentor, King Kong, King Kong,
Hear in the jungle, the drums beat,
A tribal people, live in a primitive world,
Within the realm of heightened terror.
Primal smoke rises as a mist,
A lone ship crosses the equators
Fine thin line between realities
And myth.
Its curtain is pulled back, revealing
An uncharted destination.
Beauty's first glimpse into a darker
Place, exposing nature's raw force of power
And the wild's magnificence grace.
Greed drives the men aboard,
Seeking fortunes favor, by dollars
And cents profit.
But in bloods bottom line, what
Worth is human life, in seductions
Primeval arena,
Does not this mistress of temptation,
Slay the savage beast within desires,
Eyes most forbidden.
This damsel in hearts distress, climbs
The tower of fates misled,
To save the concord foe.
But the fallen king, crashes to a mightier
Kingdom below, and it is called civilization.
Now she weeps beside his majesty’s broken
Body, as death over comes this giants
Will to live.
And so a legend is given birth, and
His name echo’s through a lost world,
King Kong.
BY: CHERYL ANNA DUNN
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