The Runic Knight

By: Xaviere Posted on: August 01, 2004

Night by night he lingers here,
Posed upon a pallid creature,
To watch and wait with eager minds
To scour the city of any signs
Of treachery that may be near.

Why dost thou wander, good sir knight,
Upon yonder steed so pale and white?
The air is blithe and rich with feeling
So there canst not be such evil dealing
When the evening is surely for respite.

Fair maid, I wish it could be so,
But thy perfect world mayn't ever grow.
Though the city now seems to be silent
Without warning it can turn quite violent
And then the streets are filled with woe.

Good sir knight, if I may say,
Hast not thy shift ended for today?
Sheathe thine swords and cease sketching runes
And touch not thy boar tattoo for thou hast no wounds,
Hence come with me to play.

Thou art forward, fair maid, yet without good reasons,
I have worked through all weather and all the seasons
To rid this city of heinous louts
Who really are asking for mine clouts
And a doubleslash for arterial lesions.

Doubleslash? Good sir knight, thou art the violent one,
And let me guess, disembowelling and impalement is quite fun,
To murder poor men and women in their stride
With a short jab of a sword in their fleshy side
And certainly no chance to run!

Fair maid, I sense one misunderstood,
I wouldst spare their lives if I could,
But enemies' lives are worthless within these walls
When I hear tormented citizens urgent calls,
Then I am summoned to protect the peace and the good.

Dash it all, good sir knight, get off that oversized cat,
Wipe off thine tattoos, clean off that mass salve fat,
Cage thy falcon, he'd just get in the way
Of what thou hath been missing all year and day,
The feminine touch and a party hat.

Away with thee, foul temptress! Get out of my sight!
Thou hath enacted the rage of a knight!
Return to the brothel where thou hence came
And thou shalt hang thy head in shame
To risk the lives of a city tonight.

And there he stands, awaiting with patient gaze,
Plated full in armour and stalwart in his ways,
The Runic Knight listens with sharpened ear
To banish any poor citizen's fear
And to show that crime definitely never pays.