I'd construct you a Kingdom
out of the salt-bleached bones
of past lovers
Hollow out the marrow
the femur, fibula
Develop instruments out of them
flutes, string chimes, reskin the drums
for your arrival
I'd ***** walls so high
That they penetrate the clouds and wage war
on the skies
Submitting the sunlight
Trapping it at your feet
And each day at the gallows
memories of old will die
for you to sit comfortably
If you grow weary of the palisade
and develop a longing, an ache
the forest, and it's density
is just beyond the gates
For you to run and smell
the richness of freedom
without requiring its taste
But please, return to the comfort of my walls
the protection of my arms
Before the walls collapse
before the Kingdom lays to ruin
Nov 4, 2015
Nov 4, 2015 at 1:04 PM UTC
I'd construct you a Kingdom
out of the salt-bleached bones
of past lovers
Hollow out the marrow
the femur, fibula
Develop instruments out of them
flutes, string chimes, reskin the drums
for your arrival
I'd ***** walls so high
That they penetrate the clouds and wage war
on the skies
Submitting the sunlight
Trapping it at your feet
And each day at the gallows
memories of old will die
for you to sit comfortably
If you grow weary of the palisade
and develop a longing, an ache
the forest, and it's density
is just beyond the gates
For you to run and smell
the richness of freedom
without requiring its taste
But please, return to the comfort of my walls
the protection of my arms
Before the walls collapse
before the Kingdom lays to ruin
