As the king walks down the quarter-mile of red carpet
he chuckles to himself, big smile on his face
strolling with the confidence and swagger of a lion
Then
as he begins to turn his head
he sees one woman whisper to another
A man. With a half-smiled smile on his face
A boy. With the blank look of unimpression on his face
The king
now with a look of concern
begins to slow his pace
His head not as high as before and his arms swinging lower
He hears, or so he thought he heard, someone laugh
“Who is it?!”, he yells
The audience responding with a look of confusion
“I’ll cut off his head!”, he screams at the crowd
Silence
Not a sound nor word is heard
He covers his face and rushes his way pass the on-looking viewers of what he thinks is a disaster
I enjoyed some of the details in this piece. What i got from it was the insecurity that still exists even with his status as King, we are all still human and feel the same emotions. If i was way off then im sorry but i like the meaning i got from it and i think it is worth exploring further.
ReplyDeleteI like the emotion behind the poem. Portraying the King as confident yet self-conscious. Still powerful yet still powerless against the way other people are. It shows that he's simply human like everyone else, despite his power.
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