A Kingdom for a Horse

A horse! A horse!
My kingdom for a horse!
Tragic bargain
Richard lives.

To be so reduced from one's truth
As to be unavailable for comment
Lost in delusion
Morally bankrupt.

To have sought
& to have conquered the kingdom
Over the blood of innocents
Only to find that the fruit did not match the promise.

To cling so desperately
As to barter everything for a reprieve
Tragic illusion that life is real
Still slicing the air with his sword of steel.

Every life is measured by its need
Everything is perfect all the time
All designed to make us real
Each moment a forgiving scream.
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