Sir Justic the Hero

Flooded waters, sunken holes,

Fumes from mountains burning coals;

Houses, buildings: disarray,

Crumbled idols made from clay.

 

What tools could mend this broken life?

Born from anger, born from strife;

What legends could the greats bards tell?

Of brave Sir Justic Winterfell.

 

He had no one, not friend nor foe,

His city he left, amid freezing snow,

To meet his fate he crossed the land,

Because of the lines on the palm of his hand.

 

To kill the false king, that noble quest,

But on such a path he was put to the test;

He killed women and children, burned villages down,

No fault was his, there was no way around.

 

Nothing mattered to him except for his mission,

Driven by lies that stroked his ambition,

He cared for no thing, he crushed his own sanity,

He did what he must and it took his humanity.

 

To the palace he came, in a blaze of fire,

His wings spread out, flying higher;

An arrow was nocked, straight and true,

And through the top window it sang and it flew.

 

It drove through the heart of the king's own son,

The unbeatable power was suddenly done;

With a cry of pure anguish he dropped his defenses,

And a scream filled the air that deafened the senses.

 

Then the driving flames burned out,

As his body fell, his mind filled with doubt,

What to do, where to go, what purpose had he left?

Why did it all seem so insignificant, bereft-

            

Of pain, of emotion, of urgency was he,

So he lay there, in the shade beneath an oak tree;

To this day he remains, for every bone was broken,

And on his grave peasants spit in spiteful token.

 

Sir Justic, the hero, the killer of kings,

Of women, of children, and all living things;

Sir Justic, the monster, the most hated man,

Because of the lines on the palm of his hand.

 

Reviews

[Sara]

Great masterpiece. I totally loved the little tale you fabricated here. Keep writing.

[Sam Lieberman]

thank you, this is one of my older works but I do like classical style and I'll likely write more like this in the future. Anyway, I'm glad you liked it!

[Sara]

Ahh, you're welcome. ^__^