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  December 2023     4 months ago

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Vanity of vanities

What good is a king?
No, really, what good is a king?
He can rule the largest kingdom,
But what good is his fief?
For when the walls come crashing down,
And his kingdom is gone.
The people are sure to turn their backs because:
“His judgment...

by Jaydon Askew

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A Regal Reverie

What good is a king?
Stuck in an illusion of false belief.
An illusion where he holds the world on his back,
His trembling legs threatening to snap in half if he doesn’t soon find relief.
He spares a cautionary glance at his watch, finding no...

by Jaydon Askew

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You are who you are

You are who you are
when your life gets tough.
When your plans fall through and the going gets rough;
Only there, only then, will your true colors show.
Only There, and only then, will you ever truly know.

That you are who you are
when...

by Jaydon Askew

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