POETRY

I Can See the Kingdom

A Mantra of Moxie

Image: AI-generated using Adobe Firefly; Poetry: written by Tristan Robert Lange, Human-authored.

So you think you know me?
The wildfire ablaze
Needs immediate action.
But I can see the Kingdom.
You strip me down naked
You lacerate my truth.
But I can see the Kingdom.
You pull out the lasher
You intend to intimidate.
But I can see the Kingdom.
Human death sticks stare
At me with judgment.
But I can see the Kingdom.
They think they can see
Eternal truths on paper.
But I can see the Kingdom.
They sentence me to hell,
To the lurid shores of refuse
Housing its scornful base,
But I can see the Kingdom.
Help me! Save me
With your transient care.
Because I can see the Kingdom.
Show me your best,
Wall me in stone torment,
But I can see the Kingdom.
Stain my name
And play the game
You’re never going to tame,
Because I can see the Kingdom.

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