I could see right thru the fortress' walls,
I knew what they enclaved
Beaten by an ocean full
of canary-yellow waves
They glistened like the stars reflected
from a moon-lit sky
Scattered like a million diamonds,
it's beauty; mesmerized
Tho seaweed dark as forest green
did fill the ocean floor
Both translucent, & befuddling
I could only wish to explore
For I have never seen a castle
rest in a sea of grime
& with its image now engraved
Forever in my mind!
& tho it's walls we're callous; thick
I thought it could still work
If only I had persisted
(Instead, I went berserk...)
But is love not an incendiary?
For those who've gone insane?
& so it's best to resist the urge--
Your heart you must contain!
Edited 2014, 2012
Dedicated to Knox James Alexander