Sovereign

Mar 26, 2008 - 12:08 PM PST

my father (a figure head),
kept King for the crowds,
shrouds purple velvet,
(so royal)
always Royalties
for my Sovereignty

so stoic as he screams
behind the blinds,
denies the dirt

beneath his nail beds,
streaks
mud
down
my
sheets,
(unbeknownst to the bejeweled
bottles in his Majestic Mini-Bar)

each day

dumps
another dollop
of Democracy,
threatening the
Crown

(beneath zippers),
key holes
kept closed,
(Ignorant)
passionate for the freedom
to worship
(worthless tradition. . .)

my father,
(a trinket)
throws me from the throne,
denies me my heirloom
once shone luminous on my
Chest