Their Majesties

THEIR MAJESTIES

The appearance of lions attests to their majesty
A creature by Man infused with all sorts of fantasy

There are humans whose brains are afflicted with zoanthropy
They think by killing to absorb a lion's vitality

So they pursue and steal his life with alacrity
Lions have none whom they fear
Except when the monomaniacal predator called man is near

Heavy the head who wears a king's crown
For the lowly will steal it to call it their own 

Not understanding kingship resides never in claws and fur
It's in your spirit which the thieves cannot incur
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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