Poem - The Mummy

© 2005

The creature awakened from his eternal sleep
Bringing with him the ten plagues of hell
Causing tears of fear and panic to weep
As all of Egypt fell under his spell
Searching for the love that he held dear
This walking corpse became the living's worst fear

The treasure hunters---they came, they saw
Unfortunate they wouldn't live to tell
They fell victim to the undead maw
As it devoured the life force with in their cells
Not even the Egyptologist could survive
Nor the "superstitious bastard" that served as their guide

In time the monster would become unstoppable
With the ultimate control of the sands
With his beloved by his side, he'd be all-powerful
Ruling wickedly over every land
Only three could bring this torrent to an end
Two British folk and their Yankee friend

The Book of Amun-Ra they did require
As it was, lost inside the mummy's tomb
Within the statue of Horace laid their desire
'Tis the fate of the world---saved or doomed?
But before they could take what they were after
The beautiful librarian was under capture

The heroic deed now left to the men
A brother, a lover, along with the Magi
Could this battle they possibly win
Or be forever lost in the sands of time
Quickly, you brave fools! onward to Hamunaptra
For there will play the finale to this desert opera

Scripted in the Book of Amun-Ra they must use
An incantation to steal the mummy's immortality
"Kadeesh mal, kadeesh mal! Pared oos, Pared oos!"
'Fore O'Connell can deliver a righteous fatality
Thus, an ordeal they will not soon be forgetting
For death . . . is only the beginning