A Lesser King

Once a broken man asked for forgiveness
For all of his failings
But never does the world pardon those
Who reveal their weakness
In disguise
We trot through the belly of the beast
Day after day
Though ultimately by course of nature's laws
We each must fall

Calls of a lesser king
Echo through the darkness
Foreshadowing the sad
And naked truth of mine
Writhing for the touch of deliverance
I yearn on
Until my voice bellows through
These valleys no more

But born of me no greater beauty
Shall ever see the dawn of day
For parental darkness shall never give birth
To binding light
In my heart nothing but unrequited toil
And unsatisfied desire
Wondrous ends will never tie together
As I stand banished
Into shade

Fairer touch cast down my crown
Shattering the grand illusion
Alone in the arms of finiteness
A reason for pride was never earned nor given
Sovereignty
Was never offered nor claimed
Now nothing but a poor peasant I am
So fairer touch
Cast down my crown

Calls of a lesser king
Echo through the darkness
Foreshadowing the sad
And naked truth of mine
Writhing for the touch of deliverance
I yearn on
Until my voice bellows through
These valleys no more

I am a lesser king
Unworthy of your tender caress
Lending me the strength
To kneel before no one
I am a lesser king
Unworthy of your gentle embrace
Lending me the strength
To bow down to no one