Noble Knight

Noble Knight
Noble knight, noble knight
Shining in armor, reflecting bright,
Why do you sit on your steed unaware
Without intervention to tyranny unfair
Don’t you know what’s happening? Fight!

Noble knight, noble knight
Sitting in armor of might
Have you the power to help a poor man
Against corruption, hatred to stand?
Why do you run?  Why take you flight?

Noble knight, noble knight
Burning with valor alight
How do you tolerate hatred abound
Or give to evil the hearts of those around
You? Can’t you stop this evil blight?

Noble knight, noble knight
Drawing your sword with intention forthright
Why do you bluff when evil doth reign?
Why, with your skills does your sword feign
Action, when clearly it has no bite?

Noble knight, noble knight
Fighting in armor, tarnished despite
Care and love and honor to hone
A blade of hope, of faith, yet disown
Thy life to those who thy living spite?

Noble knight, noble knight
The sign of valor is thy armor’s plight
If it shines as gold with the sun
Then it’s very purpose has been undone
For it’s never been tested in battle slight.

Noble knight, noble knight
Leave here! Leave our sight!
For peasants with sticks will do thy work
And without thy privilege, we’ll not shirk
The battle, though it gives great fright. 

Ignoble knight, fraud outright,
Why still pretend to be upright?
We know you are false, an unshaven lie
Yourself only to serve, using armor to ply
A living charletan, with honor your “rite”.

Noble knight, Valor’s delight
You are my son, without armor in sight
A cloth of cotton your chest protects
Your humble purpose your heart reflects
For you I’ll give and for you I’ll fight.

Copyright © Matthew Wetter | Year Posted 2015

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