The King
Jamie Chipman 1968 (Toronto)
The king
I’m the king and don’t want to be, but the kingdom I love depend on me.
Every day l go out and do my best, but it would be nice just to sit back and take a rest.
I know no one wants this job so I can never quit, but it’s chipping away at me bit by bit.
Every day is hard and I always try but most days I just want to sit down and cry
I feel like the world is on my shoulders and in your eyes l always do wrong, I just can’t give anymore there is nothing left at all.
I know one day that the king will fall ,it will be a sad day for sure because l will disappointed you all.
There will be no one to complain to, no one to watch over you, to love you and think of you just I like I do
So if you see me please don’t take off the kings mask, I don’t want you to see how beat down I truly am
When it’s all over and my time is through just remember everything I did, I did it for you.
About this poem
Being a single father
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Written on September 25, 2022
Submitted on September 25, 2022
Modified on March 30, 2023
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Characters | 922 |
Words | 218 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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