A King
A descendant
In the line
Of Proteales
His dream to woo
Without restraint
To shout of love
And speak of joy
Will the African Queen
Take his heart
And lock it away
For safekeeping?
Surely not before
The chains of bondage break
In the days with less expectations
But that time shall come to pass
When all magic is to be loosed
And the pouring rain
Shall gratify his thirst
In those days that
Laughter and tears testify
To a nation’s hope
Perhaps at last the King will bask
In the light of the African Queen
-Thirst
Perhaps these chains of bondage are not merely physical chains…
A
If they were physical chains, they would have been broken ages ago…
-Thirst
What about psychological?
A
Do you think psychological chains can be broken?
Perhaps the king is dreaming, but what else can he do?
-Thirst
"In those days that
"Laughter and tears testify
“To a nation’s hope”
"But that time shall come to pass "
I think he is waiting.
Don’t you?
-Thirst
He’s waiting with desire. With expectation. He cannot. He has to let go, he has to set her free.
A
Interesting read.
The queen is already free.
“Perhaps” is a qualifier…
Does it count?
The king is not a conqueror, nor a slavemaster. The king is a slave to his obligations. He is waiting to be free, to have the rain, and then, and only then, and only “perhaps” will there be hope for the king and queen.
-Thirst
Yes the queen is free but she too has her responsibilities. And he is the king. He will always have his responsibilities.
A
“the light of the African Queen”
-Thirst
