Champion of Stupidity
He promised greatness.
He delivered noise.
He spoke of peace—
and scattered it into violence.
A ruler is measured
by order.
He governs by disorder.
Each word escapes
before understanding arrives.
He mistakes volume for authority.
Fame for command.
He believes the state
is a stage,
and leadership a role.
But nations are not films.
And power does not applaud.
Allies withdraw quietly.
Even folly has a limit.
For he who wishes to be obeyed
must first know
how to command himself.
Wealth crowned him,
but wisdom never followed.
Gold does not govern.
Humility does.
The people were promised protection.
They received confusion.
A single man
can weaken a great house
when vanity replaces counsel.
History will not ask
how loud he was—
but how much he damaged.
And future tongues will whisper:
Not a tyrant.
Not a genius.
Only
a champion
of stupidity.
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