FORGOTTEN
With teeth set tight
and nails that pierced his white clenched palms
alone in vaults in binding chains
where meditating shadows stretch.
Ignoring themes of deep regret
with padlocks kept on silent thoughts
and memories in sealed urns
unseen by prying sentinels.
An acting thinking sentient man
a man who kept assiduous court
his destiny patrician cast
a man denied of books.
No empathetic thoughts are stretched
in sympathy with his domain.