Beneath the stars that drip with blood
I stand, defiant and alone.
I am here my Emperor. Call on me, I beg of thee
I was nothing before this day and nothing
shall I remain if I cannot serve thee now.
Pain and suffering are my just rewards.
Do with me as serves thee best.
It matters not that I survive,
only that which I Defend.
Forfeit of life, but not of honor,
in thy cause, death at last is welcome.
I am here, My Emperor, ready at last
to be an instrument of thy will.
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Yeah What Roach said!
Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503? - 1542)
The Lover Compareth His State to a Shippe in Perilous Storme Tossed on the Sea
My galy charged with forgetfulnes
Twene Rock and Rock; and eke myn ennemy, Alas,
That is my lorde, sterith with cruelnes;
An endless wynd doeth tere the sayll apase
Of forced sightes and trusty ferefulnes.
Wrethed with errour and eke with ignoraunce.
And I remain dispering of the port