Child of the Dragon and the Phoenix
The child of
The dragon and the phoenix
Lord of the Skies
Decked in robes
Gold with seams of silver
Riches beyond compare
Every dish
Served on a shining platter of jade
Legions of servants
To execute his every command
The Aphrodite of fairies
Nymphs and angels
To play with
With their full attention
For only the immortal king himself
The loneliest king of the world
Locked in a blinding paradise
No rules binding him
Except the grand
City with millions of halls and rooms
With treasures beyond
Your wildest dreams
Growing up in solitude
Solemn, silent solitude
Who knows of no love
No kindness
No freedom
One step out of the gates will
Plummet him to his death
The only ones he allows
Entry in his forbidden castle
Are the ones who leave him
No matter how much he
Pushed his feet to the chase
The coaches always
End up out of his reach
Eyesight going blurry
And getting worse
Only feeling only
When they’re leaving
When they’re fleeing
Everything abruptly pauses
Everyone just keeps
Leaving him,
Alone,
Isolated from the world
The mortal world
Below his fortress
Changes every single day
His city stands strong
High above in the clouds
The king looks down
Upon the mortals
But envy strikes true
Trying to heal his
Eternal wounds
That never mend
Living centuries and centuries
Alone in
His kingdom in the Heavens
Until the greed wrecked
Mortals challenged
The Lord of the Skies
Climbing up the clouds
Breaking into his city
The king
With no choice but to surrender
His family heirlooms stolen
Destroyed
A king only by title
A prisoner in life
Chained for eternity
Pulled and pushed in multiple
Directions
No choice or freedom
Pitiful king
Growing old
With no polaroids to
Flip back to
Only wanted warmth
Only wanted to be held
Only wanted to belong
Ill-fated king
Son of the dragon and the phoenix
Long live the lord
Copyright © Shimokini The Abendrot Poet | Year Posted 2020
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