From King to Caught

i hear the horses again

loud

pounding

never ending

i know what i did

they know what i did

i can’t escape my fate but

maybe i can

i write my future

i am the author

no

they might take me

i can’t let them

the horse’s hoofbeats snap me back into focus

scared

marie huddles next to me

i should have been more careful

i can already see the news headlines

from king to caught

they’ve got me

my carriage slows

the pounding grows louder

in my ear

i only had a few miles left

until I reached the country of marie’s brother

but now

i must face the wrath of the people

whom i have failed to escape

and

i undoubtedly will face

the justice

of the guillotine