Empty Throne

By: Gus Victoria

Endless is the Ocean of Guilt

Infinite in depth, it carried

The ship of dreams

Once when it was known as a different sea,

The sails, bright and full of wind then

Caused the vessel to swiftly fly on the waves

Commanded by Fate,

Dictated by Destiny,

Whipped to monstrosities rivaling Scylla and Charybdis

By the sweet voice of my Siren,

I, lashed to the mast,

A modern Odysseus  

Whose vision was equaled by old Epimetheus,

Knew not what he threw away,

Knew not what he left,

Dreams that haunt,

Hopes as ghosts,

I sailed alone

To a lonely shore,

You did not follow.

I waited in vain

For the day

You realized a jeweled throne

Waited in my heart for you,

A place of honor

I never showed,

Until you were gone.

A place that as I live

Will gather dust

And be ever unfilled.

Pain deep is dulled

By time relentless,

Though such wounds never heal,

I hope for that Ambrosia

You once gave freely

That may forever be lost to me.

A mortal where once I was divine.

Incomplete when once I was whole.

Chasing The Fairy #17

By: Gus Victoria

Chasing dreams

Beautiful and unchaste,

Dangerous, seductive,

Calling in the dark,

Waking from a dream

To walk,

To seek and to know

The brilliant diamond

Hidden,

The joyful treasure

Lost,

That is yours to give,

Never mine to take,

They call you whore,

They call you slut,

They look down on you

And call no more,

You are mistress,

You are lover,

They are nothing,

Insecure sparks

To your star,

Forgotten

As you are immortalized,

In bed,

In ink,

In glorious memory.

Blade of Resistance

By: Gus Victoria

In the fires of Truth hammered by Justice

The Blade of Resistance is ever forged new,

Tempered by Chaos,

Given strength by Law,

It is a weapon to destroy,

It is a force to create,

The Blade carried by heroes,

Sanctified by their blood

Spilled in struggle,

To make right the broken world,

To shed light where shadow dwells,

To vanquish evil in its home,

The Blade is heavy,

None may wield it alone,

Only the pure touch it long,

Madness is the price

The weak must pay,

Corruption poisons the soul

Of the Unjust,

The Blade destroys the Unworthy,

No armor protects from this wrath,

No lie is believed,

No crime unknown,

The Blade respects no positions,

It knows no rank,

The Blade of Resistance

Harbinger of Justice and Truth,

Herald of Hope

Where Peace and Love are remembered.

Bottom of the Bottle

By: Gus Victoria

Is there truth there sir?

At the bottom of that glass,

Is there redemption found,

Or like the mythic Djinn,

Is inspiration trapped in a bottle?

Drink deep and profound

The mead of life,

Take up your quill,

Dipped in eternal ink

To burn drunken truth

On silent parchment.

Words crowd together

Guided by a maddened Muse,

The divine gift is yours,

The nectar of the poet sweet,

Does it uncover majestic sights

Hidden by a trapped mind

In other times?

Does it grant mystic travel

From this present tempest

To more calm climes?

Drunken truth

Is truth carried by means

Of your divine craft.

Read then poet,

Mightier than the priest,

Closer to the gods,

What truth is uncovered,

There always,

At the bottom of your bottle.

Love is (a Miracle)

By: Gus Victoria

There is redemption in love,

There is forgiveness in time,

There is hope after despair,

No one is doomed,

Forever condemned to suffer

The joyless existence

Of life without love,

No one is destined

Forever to search in vain

The wide Earth

For a companion,

We are sparks,

Specks of dust,

In an infinite expanse,

Yet love comes to us

Miraculously

It transforms,

A force as gravity is,

Ever present,

Never far,

Observable,

Undeniable,

Love is.

Blood in the Water

By: Gus Victoria

Blood in the water,

The remnants of progress,

Sharks circle,

Greed in their eyes,

A frenzy about to commence,

They smell your fear,

Growing bolder,

Swimming near,

Our ship sank,

Guided to wreck,

Unable to weather a storm,

Unwilling to change course,

They sense the gore

Of those weaker still,

The chum of society

Draws them close,

If sharks could grin,

Secure, they know

We lose, they win,

And now we drown,

As they feed,

Blood in the water,

Now we drown,

As they feed.

No More! (Anthem for Revolution)

By: Gus Victoria

American is the new Roman,

Dying of disease,

The Rome Syndrome,

Rotten empire,

Built with pride,

Destroyed in fire,

We have bread,

We have circus,

As the politicians

Race to fuck us,

The corporate bosses

Pulling fraying strings

Paying right and left wings,

Power is god,

Jealous god indeed,

Worshiping at the altar of greed,

We elect the high priests,

We are the sacrifice,

Cast your vote,

Pay the price,

Raise your fist,

Raise your voice,

No more!

Raise your fist,

Raise your voice,

No more!

Raise your fist,

Raise your voice,

No more!

Let the empire fall,

Let them find a new whore,

Let the empire die,

Let them hear the righteous cry

Raise your fist,

Raise your voice,
Raise your consciousness,

No more!

Nothing to See

By: Gus Victoria

Empty fields

Generations old,

Nothing grows,

Dust settled,

Money-bought,

Hunger shows,

They make your food,

They feed you,

They starve you,

Worry not though,

It is under control,

Back to your T.V.

Back to your News,

Find your opinion,

Purchase your hope,

Nothing to see,

Move along,

Nothing to see,

Everything for me,

Not a thing for you,

Everything for me,

Nothing to see.

Let Us Not Grow Old

By: Gus Victoria

Let us never grow old together,

The fickle winds of life,

Calm or tempestuous,

Let them blow against us,

Our little ship sails ever on,

Steady, adventurous,

Let us never make port

Where friends do not call

Or friends we do not make,

Let us be known true,

Loyal and steadfast,

Our bonds not to break.

Let us discover,

Every day an opportunity

To explore a  new mystery,

To experience a new reality

To search for knowledge

And in ignorance never be.

Let us live,

Not as king and queen

In luxury and vulgar excess,

But as Baucis and Philemon,

True and faithful,

Sharing what we possess.

Let us love,

Never sparing a moment,

Never surrendering to doubt,

Ours will be to others,

A light we cannot suppress,

That will never go out.

Let us not grow old together,

Let us grow young,

The life we lead,

The love we share,

The truth it proclaims

Grants youth,

Always young,

Always in love,

‘Till death do us part.

And a new adventure begins.