The Falling of a King

I.

The prince claimed himself king

Building a castle of lies

Believed strong as stone,

His followers were dull

But eager to obey.

II.

A collection of mistresses

All believed herself queen

Knelt before faux throne

With gilded hearts

In vacant eyes.

III.

The boy enjoyed his game

Until Karma arrived

In the form of a beautiful maiden.

IV.

He repeated his lies

Of fortune and fame

To ears that couldn't listen

Because they saw clarity

Where others were confused.

V.

His kingdom became a circus of his neglect

Full of concoctions of his making

Once favored and wonderful

Now delivering him to his undoing.

VI.

The biggest fool all was he,

For he fell in love with convoluted design

A creature of his mind;

He thought she believed the dealings he told,

But when she spoke out

He discovered his words were dirt

And his heart just dust.

VII.

The maiden had a heart un-wanting

A hand full un-needing-

She carried herself

With no need for disrupting

Discontented liar.

VIII.

She left him quickly, easily

His castle crumbled

From failure to remember

Tales he created.

The characters he believed in

Melted into checkered earth,

And only misery remained-

His true love

In her darkened gown

Forgotten beautiful life

For protection of simple mind.