He was royal, or so he’d been told
Comparing himself to the kings of old
A man he was, of a singular strain
The things he knew were anger and pain
The size of his heart had begun to wain
For a queen he was calling to stake her claim
The one who would keep him satisfied
Knowing that she’d be down to ride
So he’ll sit back and take his time
Until the day that their paths collide
Many maidens had come and gone
None of these lyricists had matched his song
Wondering if he’d spend his life long
His pulse still beat but not as strong
It was false lovers he would blame
Though often he had done the same
But with trial and error he grew weak
Hiding himself so none could peak
At the man that he truly was
For in his heart was a speck of love
A glimmer, a spark of true romance
Few he deemed worthy to take a chance
Of being his queen and what it grants
Having been the victim of circumstance
Until one day a girl came around
That turned his world upside down
Over the time that they spent & talked
It was the same the path they walked
She was one who saw him clearly
And to let it show cost him dearly
He hoped that she’d appreciate
The honest effort that it takes
To bear himself including his flaws
For self once found had been lost
Behind the veil of a quiet mask
Only taken off for those who sincerely ask
Seeing he was more than he would show
For she took the time to get to know
The person he kept locked within
On the surface cheerful, inside so grim
And day by day they grew fond
For theirs was more than a simple bond
Slightly different was his heart’
For him she had a ready spark
To light the flame in his eternal dark
From this friendship they could start
In the pulse of her heart he hears a need
But he doesn’t know where this may lead
Should he let his heart pulse back?
Compassion shared in this quiet act
In the depths of night she crosses his mind
Visions of their bodies intertwined
Almost as if someone had pressed rewind
Showing images of a past time
Should he let go? Give it his all?
The thought of another letting him fall
She takes away all his inhibitions
Rarely does it happen in these conditions
But he will try again at this love thing
He believed when she said, “He’s a king”
