Jason Zapata

Tag: poetry

  • The Siege of Orléans

    By Jason Zapata

    The war would be decided by the siege of Orléans,
    An isolated French bastion along the river Loire.
    Sought after by John Plantagenet and his forces,
    English usurpers who claimed the French throne. (more…)

  • Dreams Of The Savanna

    By Jason Zapata

    “Its better to live one day as a Lion, than live one hundred years as a Sheep.”

    My days are spent in torment.
    Ever prodded by a chair and whip
    To jump through flaming hoops.
    I hear their clapping. My soul dies. (more…)

  • Death And The Cowboy

    She was with me when I let out my first cry
    And she’ll hold my hand when its time to die
    All men are equal in her eyes or so they say
    She gets closer with the passing of everyday

    I grew up hard and I grew up mean
    Shot my first man at age seventeen
    From my holster I drew my gun
    Pulled the trigger, his life was done
    (more…)

  • “Into The Night”

    By Jason Zapata

    There’s no going quietly into the night.
    No surrendering to inevitabilities of time
    Or taking shelter in memory and old age.
    Not when there’s still something to prove.

    There’s no going quietly into the night.
    Dignity be damned. I’ll do what must be done.
    I’ll fight the tireless enemy that approaches
    To give a dying dream another chance.
    (more…)

  • I,Dracula: Part Six

    By Jason Zapata

    Armed with stakes and rituals Helsing brought
    Morris, Steward and Holmwood entered the fight
    Filled with resolve these men attacked forthright
    The demise of all vampires Van Helsing sought
    So across London our secret war was fought
    My strongholds were exorcized and set alight
    In pyres that illuminated the fog swept night
    As I reveled in the chaos our battles wrought
    (more…)

  • I,Dracula: Part Five

    By Jason Zapata

    In Mina’s loving company I became immersed
    Felt the pulse of her blood as I held her hand
    A temptation I intractably fought to withstand
    What remained human of me feared the worst
    So her friend Lucy served to quench my thirst
    Fearful men strived to disrupt what I planned
    Knowing nothing of the power at my command
    They failed I feasted and Lucy became cursed
    (more…)

  • The Emperor’s New Clothes

    By Jason Zapata

    Ignorant of his troubled kingdom and
    His subject’s woes
    Someone needs to tell the emperor to
    Put on some clothes
    (more…)

  • I, Dracula: Part Four

    By Jason Zapata

    I resolved to acquire Mina and had Harker detained
    The letters he wrote to her were gradually mailed
    While my brides ensured his attempts to escape failed
    Thus the illusion of Harker’s well being was maintained
    As my passage aboard the Demeter was swiftly obtained
    Those sailors never knew what that journey entailed
    That it was upon a ghost ship in which they sailed
    One by one their disappearances never explained
    (more…)

  • Bright Blushes of Color

    By Jason Zapata

    The trees shed their leaves
    In bright blushes of color
    When your hand – still warm with summer
    Reaches out and claims my own

  • Dance For Me

    By Jason Zapata

    From the refuge of a lonely rooftop
    I watch paupers and princes fight
    Their battles fill the streets below
    There’s no reason to get involved
    In the class warfare being waged
    So with a half blind, mute charm
    I walk self consciously amongst them
    Embraced as the King of Fools
    (more…)