Ten Dollar Knight
Ten Dollar Knight
I was knighted today
By a guy with a fake santa beard
He was no king –
Some drunkard from the streets perhaps
With his slurred tongue and careless flick
His stainless sword touched my aluminum armor
I read my vows and he read his
Neither of us knew what any of that meant
I paid him ten bucks
At the roach-infested counter
I gave him back his armor (it stank of sweat)
And he gave me back my jacket
He said good day, and I said you too
I walked back out into the wilderness city
Where metal beasts cantered in single file on four wheels
Prancing wildly, obidiently civilized
Amongst the magical concrete trees growing high into the sky
Inhabited by billions of two-legged chipmunks
Sticking their heads out the windows sometimes
You don’t know how it feels to be knighted for ten dollars
With the right amount of imagination
It’s awesome