Throne of Tigers

by Jest

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"Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry."
— Winston Churchil

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"they'll be here soon"
he says

as loud voices
call him out

brave face
as he waits to
fall from his throne
of tigers

Trembling hands
the doors burst open

people rush in
crying for their freedom

brave face
as he waits to
fall from his throne
of tigers

Their torment
written across
the face of the tyrant

beneath the steel sky
it took him days to die
behind thier cold wild eyes
he's broken

His chalice falls
spilling

the blood of
a 1000 sons

brave face
as he waits to
fall from his throne
of tigers

Their torment
written across
the face of the tyrant

beneath the steel sky
it took him days to die
behind thier cold wild eyes
he's broken

does it feel like a triumph
or even victory
with the people dancing
in the streets

a moment of fire
burning through history
as they stand upon
his fallen crown

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released October 2, 2011

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