Coup D'état

by Meredith Thomas

One for the wicked and heinous king
Two for his vile, cold-hearted queen
Three for their empty, velvet bed
Four for the severance of their royal heads
Five for the coming of their bloodline's end
Six for our heroic, sleeping friends
Seven for the liberty their sacrifice brought
Eight for valiance of all who fought
Nine for the silence War always brings
Ten for the dawning of the new era of kings