minion

a minion of the citadel

i gave it up and left my post

a stronghold neither strong nor held

and now you're totally exposed

feeling overcome

feel like i could come undone

feel it welling up

and spilling over this fragile cup

a wall i couldn't see beyond

an end i couldn't have forseen

a waving of a magic wand

a dream i didn't dare to dream

threat of consequence gave me cinder blocks for shoes

no need for common sense

her control was set to cruise

a horse with blinders on

i kept trotting straight ahead

a dog who sits and begs for the garbage that he's fed

some stories need to be revised

some players need to be recast

it's sobering to realize

some ever afters were never meant to last

and now you've found your tower is on the ground in pieces

the fortress you prized

but never bothered to fortify its weakness

a coward you say

but i knew this would come some day

and it wouldn't take much to come down

so i turned the page

wanting more than a servants wage

i won't be a slave to the crown

it's noble enough to stay in the ruins like a captain who chooses to sink

it's noble but then you always had fixed your eyes on keeping your nobility