In Another Life

In another life, he rode the waves.

A mundane catch; A Monday slave

Until one day when his ship docked

The mission done; the service stopped.

The cry rang out across the sky.

A time for war; the flame alight.

With untied rope, the ship took flight;

he was pulled along into the night.

The hull dripped water onto his face

as it ripped through skies, and time, and space.

It blasted through the seas above;

the air, a crisp electric love.

The power flows right through his mind;

he drops the rope; freshly arrived.

Suspended now in air anew,

this brand new being knows what to do.

He soars over the roaring waves

towards shores ahead where five beings wait.

Five kings gathered in armor blue.

Two motion their arms; the waves turning anew.

He dodges the crash; rolling above,

then lands in between the kings with their grudge.

A smile flicks over his face at last.

A lifetime of mediocrity past.

The chains that bound his heart and soul

now broken; he's alive and bold.

The battle here that must ensue;

Revenge of ages overdue.

The power of the kings combined

against the broken heart of time.

With not one moment left to choose,

the kings attack; they cannot lose,

for if they do and he does win,

existence then comes to an end.

He feels no fear; his tears are stained.

His power; raw congested pain.

He fights now not for gain or pride

for long ago this poor man died.