Saturday, December 15, 2018

No King but Me: The thoughts of King Herod


No King but Me
(The thoughts of King Herod)

Students of ancient texts
tell me of a
coming one

Dreams haunt me for
there is no room
for another “king”

My people’s eyes are
full of empty hope-
it must stay
that way

Rumors of some child
born under starlight
must cease

“King of the Jews” is
a solitary title
not to be
shared

So his birth I
cannot stop
but
his life will
be short

There can be no
king but me-
still
why do my
dreams
bring fear?

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