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My Father

He woke me
For a reason
And I flung
Back the covers
That blinded me
I retrieved my sword
As he told me
Who has set foot
Upon his world
Without
Fear or favour
I set about
My task
No one will tread it down
Break it
Into pieces
Without my prying eyes
And my sword
By my side
I can hear
His boastful speeches
They screech upon my soul
That roar 
I can’t deny
As I know
What’s behind
And what pride
Has to come
He may threaten
My Fathers children
But he is just clay
He has no real power
He fools himself
Just as they
He is only king
To those
That praise and graze
Around his thorny hills
I beg you
Don’t follow
This Fool
He will be the end of you
I know
I have parried 
With him before
And will again
He will up 
And run from me
Like the coward 
He is
A despicable
Contemptuous character
That spews bile
From his hellish head
He colludes
And conspires
Among the evil few
His allies are invested
Infested
Against those
Like you
Look at his tricks
Look for ulterior
For they are there
Behind
His exterior
He is not a fan of
My Father
And definitely 
Not one of mine
And I wear that
With pride and honour
Like my sword
At my side
I’ll let him know now
He won’t succeed
As we are many
We will
Set the time
And manage the laws
He is far from being superior
To us
As we are blind
To his royal front
He’s a liar
Plain and simple
Don’t be fooled
By his real-estate deals
It’s a trap
To trip you up
Blaspheme spews forth
From the lion’s jaws
But remember
Remember
The lion is toothless
His followers
Blind and delusional
And I
Await
In the south
With my sword
By my side
He will come
Again
And again
But I have more
On my side 
Then he
Be wary
My nemeses
North and East
Are with me
And the people
I can only ask
Know your Father
Know His words
With this knowledge
You can 
Resist

Copyright © Dominic Middleton | Year Posted 2020

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