King of Pain

A small poem I wrote in July 2013.

My portrait hangs in the halls of shame,

My soul jaded by fortune and fame.

Woe, yes! for even though I am king,

There’s no one to give my diamond ring.

I am the incarnation of hubris

Not a single person for me to share,

My wealth or my love, not even an heir.

This crown, this scepter and this dismal throne,

I would give it all, to not be alone.

But I am the lord and slave of snafu

Grey-haired, lined-faced, reflections of Cain.

Oh, what sweetest joy is my most dire pain!

I am a prisoner of the mind,

Product of societies design.

I am a frog prince, needing true love’s kiss

This feeling inside I cannot bare,

A witch’s brood of pride and despair.

A vagabond? Worse, Nero of Rome!

There is no haven for me to call home.

But still I dream: to love and be loved too.

Author's Note

I encourage you to comment and review this piece as well as any other material I have submitted.

Reviews

[Mirage The Illusionist]

Wow your metaphors are crazy bro! I'm feeling this

[FaithfullyJennyBear]

This... This is beautiful, the use of so many metaphors is just amazing...

[Haim Kadman]

It's beautiful, well written and I loved the metaphors, and the use of fables versus reality.

[Gedalya]

Thank you Haim, I've been meaning to look over much of your work. I'm pretty sure your profile said that you live in Israel?

[Haim Kadman]

That's right I live in Israel.

[Gedalya]

I've been meaning to emigrate, but I've been too busy. I was wanting to move in Beersheba. So, do you attend a synagogue?

[Haim Kadman]

No Gedalia I'm not religious but I do respect our religion.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A piece that makes no excuses, almost like an instruction to those that read it, well done, good read.

[Livenrite]

Love the ancient feel of this write and the expression of fear and similar themes that are relative today. Thank you for sharing!

[Gedalya]

Thanks, I'd like to think it's universal.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

A great, intriguing poem with a Shakespearean charm around it. Marvelously penned, and like Creativegurl, I was hooked the whole time through. Amazing!

[Gedalya]

It's funny bc I stopped reading Shakespeare when I was 14, LoL I guess he never left the bloodstream.

[Gleb Zavlanov]

I guess he never did. :D Even without the Shakespearean influence, this poem is magnificent!

[Creativegurl93]

Im pretty sure I've read this piece about 6 times now, and I cant stop coming back to it. It flows so beautifully and has such a huge impact for such a small poem. Great writing.

[Gedalya]

I'm glad you're hooked LoL it's always a good thing to have others fall head over heals with my work. Brevity, it's all in the form.

[divya]

I loved reading this beauty. You are very inspiring.

[Gedalya]

Thank you, I hope to be writing some new material soon. Maybe I can continue to inspire. Thanks again.

[A. Amos]

Raw. Dark yet honest. Words defines the caliber of your mentality simply brillant.

[Daydreamer]

This is a perfect example of how beauty can be captured from the internal void.

[Gedalya]

Thank you, my grey-matter was working swell at the time of writing this, lol I'd like to think of it as a snapshot of who I once was. It's all in there, short and sweetly- nice and neatly. Luckily, the meter didn't behave like a straight-jacket, lol