Defended
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Here in my castle I am safe
Here in my golden, silvered walls of comforts I am safe
Here in the cocoon of influence and command I am safe
Safe from modesty,
Safe from injustice,
Safe from ignominy
From sweltering, crumbling
From the shelters and the bumbling
From my grief and from my choices I am safe
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Here in my castle I am King
I am Master, I am Keeper, I am a Hero, I am Strong
Here is where my spirit burns
Here is where I hold
The remains of my tattered past
Sewn by choices, my vestments ripped and cut
As is my former life, rent and slashed
Torn apart and soaked in blood
Adorned in gold as I am now
To defend my embattled heart
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Here in my castle I set the rules
I rule the people
The people give me their love
The love births their hero
The hero takes their pain
The pain of unrealistic expectations
Expectations of a happy ending
That is my people's
First requirement
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But here in my castle, I defend
The rhythmic, tidal beatings in my chest
My tiny silken linen heart
Encased in steel and irony
Gentle but angry, ruthless but merciful
I am a tyrant but I am a saint
I am a monster but I am a mouse
I am a killer but I am a savior
I love because I hate and I am
Reduced to the robes and simple guise of
A King
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But here in my castle I am safe
I am defended
I walk to the treasury, free of poverty, flabbergasted at my freedom and
I can hold in my hand fistfuls of
Shining gil coins glimmering in the morning sun
I can leave for a walk without wondering
Whether I would be able to
Eat clean food or drink clean water
When I return
Because here in my castle I am safe
I am cloistered
I am admired
I am revered
I am feared and
I am always strong because
I am Delita