I first have to say that the transition from the first and second lines was really messy and confusing. Was the Word clothed in royalty? The same thing goes for the second to the third. Confusing. I like it, it has an interesting feel to it, but I would like to understand it more.
Shakespearian tongue-twister:
To sit in solemn silence In a dark, dank dock In a pestilential prison With a lifelong lock; Awaiting the sensation Of a short, sharp shock Of a cheap, chippy chopper On a big black block.