rebellion_in_sanity

The Sovereign\'s Appetite

\"I want,
I want,
I want\"
The King
shouted his demands.

 

​The lackeys trembled,
stuttered:
\"Sire, what do you want?\"

 

​\"I want 
everything ​I behold,
​all the land,
all water,
every piece of sky and air,
all the black gold,
​no exceptions\"

 

​A quick huddle,
an impromptu meeting,
lackeys said:
\"Sire, consider it done\"

 

​As they were departing
one dolt asked:
\"..but shouldn\'t we do
public consultation?\"

 

​The King turned around,
his voice thundered:
\"I am the State,
my wishes come with 
\'national security\' embossed.

 

​The people have chosen me to think.
I shouldn\'t ask them to do my job.\"