Viking
Feb. 17 & 22/13
Viking wears his heart on his gun rack.
It beats and it begs and begs as it beats
for a reason to release
the safety that renders it dormant.
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Viking collects victims in his wine cellar.
Labelled by their fears, bottles and casks hold their tears
he even knows which years
have yielded the best vintage.
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Viking sits on a throne of thorns.
Through a suit made of steel, he ensures he can’t feel
enough to let himself heal;
though no one can get close enough to tell.
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Viking hides his hatred in his helmet.
There it poisons his brain into seeing loss as gain,
slowly driving him insane,
with perceived protection from pain
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For all he does to be present and seen
Unfortunately he does neither.
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