Rotting Apples

The  apple tree is rotten
said the Red Queen to the
Black Knight

Oh no, it is only bleeding
so said the Black Knight
a band-aid will set it right

Said the Red Queen,
It is rotten and shall no
longer bear fruit

A band-aid is of no use
all the court jesters, magicians
cannot come together, there is no solution

And you Black Knight, you too have caused
much of the rot
you and your sorry lot

The jesters and magicians have no cure
this once majestic tree shall be
barren forever more , piped in the Raven

This tree did in her Spring  bring forth life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness
for you, for me

The band-aid is no solution!
this once majestic tree is fallen
she is fallen -

Falling she is upon so many
loyal , faithful and true
subjects in colors of red, white and blue

And Johnny Appleseed is no more
the blood is seeping through the band-aid
no fruit does she bear

Said the Black Knight as he rode  away
on his apocalyptic colored horse
Nay, nay, nay this band aide will steel her course

The Red Queen wept

Author's Note

This is somewhat late but there is always tomorrow .. I for one (of many)
am sick of being a pawn and a statistic is this political trash!
Please do not take this as racist as it is not even though it has the colors red, black and white and blue ...America the beautiful , from sea to shining sea is bleeding ....
Time for a peaceful revolution or do we stand and wait for another shut down possibly in December, not pay the vets or military older citizens and disabled? Close the Statue of Liberty, snuff her light ! Such q sad sack of goofies!
Sorry for the writing of this have not written in a year...!
And rest in peace Lou Reed.

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

What a great metaphor you used for a political rant. Very clever. All the characters you threw in made the poem even better. Lou Reed is walking on the wild side now....and Marcia Wallace is still sitting behind the reception desk in Dr. Hartley's office. They left us too soon. Very enjoyable read, Chloe. Lydi**

[Chloe..Across the Universe]

thanks Lydi, just heard the conversation in my head , and shutting down the government , pitiful and yes, they left us too soon ,, love Lou Reed...thanks once again:)

[I Am A Book]

Omg is the lat prt of the poem written in invisible ink or sumting bc u didn put a full stop so i like am really confused, and I have a disease which makes ma breeeeeein trigger and alarm in my foot when i get confused, and my foot starts growing a mouth and finishing all the rotten apples in my house, so like youre really mean bc now i dont hav any apples omg omg omg omg omg but nice poem so like 99 hahahahahaohdhdks;fdijfpjsof

[Donald Meikle]

Rest assured oh poetess you are not alone, This is yet the country I chose and fought for, though the mask is bright and shining on the hill.

[J. K. Beach]

This is an well crafted piece, Chloe! I've ranted more than once on the subject myself, though never so cleverly nor as politely... Thanks for sharing.

[J.P. Bristow]

amazing...................

[N.Sevilla]

Wow, I really liked this. Very nice poem.

[C. Rose]

I like it. It's punchy. Never described anything as punchy before. Made me smile, but it also has a melancholy wit about it. The well-known characters pulled at my heart and the metaphor is strong throughout.

A few minor details:
Be consistent. band aide vs. Band-Aid
Two of your commas are askew and there is an extra space between rode and away in the first line of the penultimate stanza.

Well penned.

[Rossen]

Missed this for a while,great to read you again...enjoyed your game of poetry...



Rossen

[Thomas Skahill]

This is an amazing piece of work, I like how you blend the fairy tale style with the macabre and the rhyme scheme doesn't detract from the overall message. I may be reaching here but the Black Knight and Red Queen are smart examples of what America does to our ethnic population, am I reaching too far here?

[Beau Maysey]

Beautiful, empowering poem. I really like it. :D
All kinds of good metaphors going on all over the place in this.

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

It's so good to read your poetry again