Justified Anger
My anger is my property
so please let me dwell
and i don't care for your jargon,
or kingly duties, as well.
I have every right
to spit madly in your face,
to pay you back for your dishonor
in making me a disgrace.
I've stood by your side
for almost my whole life,
but now you've betrayed me
by taking a savage as your wife.
I've been more than patient
with you and your needs
and especially with the eunuch
who makes my heart bleed.
And now you expect me
to keep myself under control
while you order me about
despite my heart that you stole.
I'm through with you, Alexander,
my hands I have washed,
so please inform your generals
that their plans have been quashed.
I will not be your servant
nor your kept man at that,
for i must reclaim my reputation
as a man, not a rat.
I'm tired of the whisperings
of all those insidious worms
because you choose to love me
but only on your terms.
So I'm reclaiming my pride
that once meant everything,
and disowning the man
who keeps my heart on a string.