A Dragon in a Glass Cage

By: Gus Victoria

There was a dragon once,

In a glass cage he waged war

Vicious and unforgiving,

All virtue he endangered

For he was a tempting beast,

Hard and hot blooded

Impervious to logic

He trampled vice as well,

The beast knew no master

And could not be tamed,

A libertine among libertines

Evil had no hold

Nor did good,

Blasphemer and heathen,

Penitent saint,

Joyful sinner,

He flew high above reason,

Made strong in paradox

Breathing fire on the righteous,

Leaving the humble alone,

No hero could approach the dragon,

No sage could find his lair,

All wise men invited him in,

All artists knew him by name,

The worlds he touched

Never could be the same.

Gem in an Iron Crown

By: Gus Victoria

She will never know the tears you have wept,

Save them for the one that has kept

The love in faith pure and true

The gem in an iron crown,

Angel in a flowing gown,

Waste not precious time on what never was to be

And enjoy that gift you refuse to see,

The hearts, with Cupid’s arrow, run through

Beat ever faster, always as one,

Captivating, as you try to run.

That other, now a shadow lost, left you alone

Taking the love you swore she did own,

You wandered, troubles not a few,

Until then another bright star

Blessed your path, healed the scar.

Undeserving of the first, second and third

Your worth spoken to you unheard,

Humility, pride once slew,

Broken man, broken dream,

Adrift in a hopeless stream.

Destroyed by an angel,

Healed by another,

Forgotten by self,

Found by faith.

Made whole in love.

Queen of Bohemia

By: Gus Victoria

Queen of Bohemia,

With endless dreams

Borne on sturdy wings

Lent by Mercury to the faithful servant

That ever in your light

Marches on,

Without cease he marches,

Princess of his heart,

To that once-distant palace

Where you promised him a home,

No throne to be his,

No crown atop his head,

No scepter in his hand,

No power to wield

Over man or beast,

Only a humble heart

Of an innocent girl

He thinks now lost.

Queen of Bohemia,

Will you give life to those dreams

That once filled your own heart,

Will you turn lush again

What time has withered?

Princess enthroned

Will you welcome the traveler?

Your Prince dethroned?

Citizen! Citizen, Do You See?

By: Gus Victoria

Citizen! Citizen, do you see?

The Government you voted in,

The men who stand for you,

Sit idly as you suffer,

Sign away your rights,

And fatten their purse

With all your coin.

Citizen! Citizen, do you know?

That all who fought before

Knew more freedom than you,

Had more rights to defend

Against all foes imaginary and real,

Against tyranny

And for despotism,

Citizen! Citizen, you have been betrayed!

All that voted

All who abstained,

Betrayed just the same,

Those in power

Make your children destitute,

While in patriotism they deliver

The death warrant of the Dream,

Across seas and across time,

They linger in shadows,

They watch and they plot,

They deliver death from a distance

And crown themselves Defender,

They murder and steal

And clothe in righteousness their crimes,

Citizen! Citizen, do you not see?

You are no longer free.