Broad sword leans on splintered rail
Polish gone to orange scale
Iron weeps in midnight rain
Glory washed down gutter drain
Shutter snaps the quiet scene
Negative holds what steel has been
Flash cuts the dark in two
Metal sighs beneath the storm
No dragons left to pursue
Just rust and wood to keep him warm
Porch knight rests his heavy blade
Storm drinks the shine he made
Porch knight watches lightning dance
Time takes its final chance
Shutter clicks the end of days
Helmet dents catch falling drops
Visor fogs with breath that stops
Boots planted where the grass ends
Joints locked where the hinge bends
Lens catches what eyes miss
Focus pulls the last abyss
Flash cuts the dark in two
Metal sighs beneath the storm
No dragons left to pursue
Just rust and wood to keep him warm
Porch knight rests his heavy blade
Storm drinks the shine he made
Porch knight watches lightning dance
Time takes its final chance
Shutter clicks the end of days
Squire gone to neon towns
Banner shredded, nailed down
Morning comes in pale white sheets
Armor fails where hammer beats
Film winds to the final frame
Silver salt remembers name
Thunder cracks like breaking lance
Rain writes lines on steel cheek
Camera catches last stance
Before the dark learns how to speak
History dissolves in creek
Porch knight rests his heavy blade
Storm drinks the shine he made
Porch knight watches lightning dance
Time takes its final chance
Shutter clicks the end of days
Dawn breaks on the wooden floor
Sword surrenders to the wet
Knight doesn't wake for war
Just rust and grain where shadows met
Negative holds what's left
Porch knight rests his heavy blade
Storm drinks the shine he made
Porch knight watches lightning dance
Time takes its final chance
Shutter clicks the end of days
Rain stops on the porch boards now
Camera hangs from weary thumb
Knight sleeps beneath the final vow