The passion of the pauper prince: A poem 

He is writing on the walls of a tomb 

They all line oblivion’s womb 

Yet he is happy there is enough room 

to save himself from spiritual doom 

And the shaky letters tell him a tale 

of the scrabble at the pace of a snail 

The joy in belonging to freedom is bail 

That a dragon’s heart is never on sale 

The salt in him is never dissolved 

Even the problem is a solution; though unresolved 

The face not masked; the hand not gloved 

Among the mountains of his silent beloved 

The sacrifice of action is in a passion 

For vacation from impulse; instinct’s dislocation 

The choices of distraction don’t get traction 

When the faction is greater good’s satisfaction 

 And will she be his ever amid the treachery? 

Is he so indomitable and invincible, the evil P? 

So thrown apart is love, so seemingly in vain 

How can the evil P’s treachery keep having reign? 

Published by montecyril

Hi, I am Monte Cyril Rodrigues and live in Melbourne, Australia. I am a retired journalist. I have been diagnosed with schizophrenia. I've had voices and visions all my life. I think it is a spiritual experience, my doctors think otherwise. I am a deeply spiritual person and keep having experiences with otherworldly realms.

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