Marmalade Montague: Birth of A Legend
Marmalade Montague: Birth of A Legend
In a bakery in Paris
were posters of the mummy Kharis
Who appeared in 1940s mummy movies
“Cause Imhotep wasn’t of the jazz Swing era groovies”
The bakery was owned by Marmalade Montague
At the end of the street or in French “la rue”
Marmalade was an eccentric gent
And because of the Covid-19 lockdown couldn’t pay the rent
So into the gutter he was thrown
Getting up, he made a moan
Inside Marmalade something snapped
opening up a genius untapped
So into the Paris catacombs he descended
and ran past ancient pipes all upended
When he emerged again
he carried a hen
and wore a silver wig
while his lips munched upon a fig
He was dressed from head to toe in Louis XIV era attire
So it was a good thing that his pants weren’t on fire
He proclaimed to empty streets
devoid of all and no words of greets
“I am Marmalade Montague court scientist to the Court of Louis Quatorze”
“So I say to you, Paris, open your doors”
But no doors opened and Marmalade Montague went back to the catacombs
A world of poor reception for many smart phones
For Marmalade Montague had gone mad
If he had any friends, they might have felt sad
But as it was Marmalade had gone from good to bad.
And on this April day a legend was born
In a world that was by a virus torn
No Sacrifice of the Mass was being said
Masons hoped to make of Notre Dame a temple of lead
And in Rome, the ex-Vicar of Christ was flaming Bolshevik red
Marmalade Montague had ceased to be a baker
In his mind he had become a Louis Quatorze court alchemist faker
And the world would never again be the same
Although the mainstream media would continue to be lame.
-A poem and vampire novel chapter
written by Christopher
Tuesday April 21st 2020.
Christine Valentor said,
April 21, 2020 at 11:37 pm
Hilarious! I love that name, ‘Marmalade Montague’ 🙂
Dracul Van Helsing said,
April 22, 2020 at 12:35 am
Thank you, Christine. 🙂
Bioman said,
April 22, 2020 at 10:14 am
Too cool, Dracul!
Dracul Van Helsing said,
April 22, 2020 at 1:31 pm
Thanks, Bioman. 🙂
Jessica said,
April 23, 2020 at 5:56 pm
Love the poem. Feel bad for Mr. Marmalade and a lot more like him who suffers from this long lockdown order.
Dracul Van Helsing said,
April 23, 2020 at 7:24 pm
Thank you, Jessica. 🙂
Yes, sadly there are a lot of people who are suffering mental health problems in this lockdown. 🙁
MistressoftheInk said,
April 25, 2020 at 7:30 am
I enjoyed this read, thank you. You’re able to raise a significant (and dark) issue with a light and quirky tone, which is a talent.
Dracul Van Helsing said,
April 25, 2020 at 6:41 pm
Thank you very much. 🙂
Your comment is greatly appreciated.
thefirstdark said,
May 17, 2020 at 12:45 am
Reblogged this on ReBirth: The Pursuit of Porsha.
Dracul Van Helsing said,
May 17, 2020 at 1:56 am
Thanks for the re-blog. 🙂