Chalice

somehow

I am outside 

the magic circle

maybe I offended the gods

who have dominion 

maybe my eagerness 

to walk within

counted against me

it is often the way

that we do not know

in whose hands

the power rests

and who it is

that requires the 

promise of loyalty 

I bring no peril

into the space that is yours

although I come armed

and armored

and carry danger with me

in a magic cup

I do not offer it up

to any in your kingdom