Lancelot

Son of King Ban of Benwick

Son of Queen Elaine

Both of which I never knew–

I raised by the Lady of the Lake

She stole me and

Raised me in an underground world

I was known as

Lancelot of the Lake.

I quickly learned how

To fight and developed many skills

In arms.

So great was I that

I was soon dubbed

A knight on St. John’s Day.

It wasn’t too soon that I was

One of the finest knights of all time.

Once I was beckoned to fetch

The beautiful Guinivere

To marry Arthur on their wedding day.

All too fast we fell in love

And neither of us resisted it.

I started to sweat at night

Because of my guilt

And decided that I must

Pursue another quest

In order to get away

From dear Guinivere.

I could no longer stand

Being unfaithful to

King Arthur, who trusted me.

Quest after quest I pursued

Along with my son, Galahad.

We went far and wide

Even searching for

The Holy Grail.

I began to realize

That nothing exceeded my love

For Guinivere.

Not even my love for God.

That is why I returned to her–

Why not?

If my life must be

Miserable

Then at least let me be with her...