Chimera

’Twas the battle of White Mountain
Bohemian dreams in flames
And among the abandoned banners
Lay the opposites that were the same
Arsenals of vitriol
Launched in fits of ire
Save your face or save your soul
But either way it ends in fire

Chimera in a china shop
Bless this mess
It never stops
Ten thousand steps
To reach the top
But only one slip
For the bottom to drop

The clash of the sky Armadas
Under a musing moon
Eloquent wax melting
Janus candles lit too soon
Pyrite pyramids tower
As rockets burst above
Shooting stars don’t go that far
When the wish runs out of love

Chimera in a china shop
Bless this mess
It never stops
Ten thousand steps
To reach the top
But only one slip
For the bottom to drop

There were jars of bottled lightening
Scorched Earth all around
Shards of shattered rainbows
Snowflakes rising from the ground
Assassinated characters
Faces full of sand
Low-down spilled across the hill
Casting shadows on the land

Chimera in a china shop
Bless this mess
It never stops
Ten thousand steps
To reach the top
But only one slip
For the bottom to drop