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I Would Rather by Barendur

for June 2022

Let's just say that I would rather

do certain things instead of others.

I like swinging swords and bashing skulls

more than almost any of my brothers.

 

I'd rather be covered in blood and guts

than have my hair all clean and proper.

That gorgog stench really isn't so bad

compared to the smell covering the "talkers".

 

I'd rather wear my heavy platemail

than robes of the finest cloth or leather.

And I'd rather sleep on the streets of Celest

than in another place on the finest feathers.

 

I'd rather have Methrenton and the others,

than worship at the feet of another deity.

I'd rather have Terentia and her zaps,

at least they come with spontaneity!

 

I'd rather slay the Demon Lords of Nil

than give up on the Great Elohora.

And I'd rather be shat on by a seagull in Celest

than be a king ruling over Magnagora.