First there was Excalibur
He remains firm
Immovable by just a man like myself.
But I wait for the day his hero comes -
I know there is more for him and more for me.
*
Then I collided with the Milky Way
She teased
Withdrew
Left me clueless and spinning in a vacuum -
She's destructive in her beauty
But I caught a glimpse and oh do I want more.
*
Some time passed.
I thought I saw Excalibur's saviour
His release
They were burning molten steel
Melting into wood and cloth and I saw their sights but I was blind
They left Excalibur behind -
A hero of many
They led me somewhere new.
*
In this new land I dug for scraps
I found gold.
She didn't know her value
I found so much beauty and worth in her golden words
Some words I can only listen to
And try my lowly man's best to cherish.
*
But I'm a selfish and abandoned soul
I want gold and I want more -
I want steel
And
Though she's far
I want the Milky Way in my arms.
*
A house of gold I might just get
And a suit of steel
To borrow then shed.
I know I'll never cherish these as much as I should
But my god I wish I could.
But wanderlust still returns on days I can't foretell
And my warped and ravenous chaos craves the Milky Way as well.
*
And while I'm more than happy to see Excalibur flourish
And to watch gold from across an ocean as she watches back
I'm scared -
I'm scared steel's heat will burn me out
And I fear the Milky Way will lose her light
Forget her momentum
Tease me
Then snuff me out again.
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About the Creator
Braden C
he/him . infinite love
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