rulers

Bejewelled chair that he sat on

Served as his kingly throne

He sat with elbow on knee

And head on elbow

Eyes fast shutting

He begins to drift

Into the Dreamland

Then he hears a story

About abuse and suffering

A subject voices a problem

Concerning death and decay

Rape and murder

Emboldened by these calamities

The man wakes up

He sees this an opportunity

To use his power

The power that he was born to use

The power that is above all

The power that needs no justification

That’s the power he was taught to use

Not subtle reasoning with his Lessers

Not sympathy and mercy

Not caring

Is this a king?