Fall of a Prince
The thoughts of a dethroned Emperor Xian …
Now my throne is gone, my riches are naught
All riches in the world, my title could not have bought
And yet, the Han's hold was taut.
My elder brother was the late Han Emperor Shao
His situation, I do not know but why or how
But now, to a new man had he to bow
This man was me, Prince of Chenliu.
I was placed by a corrupt minister, to be his puppet
Still, I held no power as his man killed him yet.
With fear I could only watch as people bet
On this man, or that man, who would get
The regions, with their blood and sweat.
I became the Son of Heaven at the age nine
And yet some new man is the man divine
In this monastery I can but merely pine
But for a life … but for a life of mine.
So do the great dynasties fall
As do kings or princes drop the ball
But I can only say this in seasons of the fall …
THIS ABSO-DAMN-LUTELY SUCKS!!!!
P.S. The eunuches tending to my womens' quarters were castrated. Hey, you want a half-brother?