jimbo pride

so, your're finally here, jimmy smiled
took your own sweet time didnt you, 36 and all?

sunfever looked sullen as ever
his list of rants trailing
behind him like an unforgiving snake

there's more to this than meets the eye you know
jimmy said mildly

easy for you to say sunfever retorted
still hanging on to that skin of flesh

well you're here, that's what counts - jim said
turning around he clapped his hands once
Time! he called

the theatre unfolded
the players unfurled
banners rising
drums rolled gently as thunder
guitars flanged steel swords awake
piercing the dark

are we ready?
yelled the Master of Ceremonies

ooooh yeeeah!!
we cried

so let's have the reprise first - the MC said
the crooner rolled the stage
the crew strumming
one more time he said softly
and as the war song played:
five to one baby,
one in five
no one here gets yet out alive now...

our hearts thudded alive
filling our eyes with memories of eternity