Challenge
Challenge of the Week #56: Write the beginning of a story about a tyrannical king who threatens the entire realm. The most masterfully written piece, as voted and determined by the Prose team, will be crowned winner and receive $100. Quality beats quantity, always, but numbers make things easier for our judges, so share, share, share with friends, family, and connections. #ProseChallenge #getlit #itslit
Long Live The King
All hail His Majesty-
See Him, walking with dignified grace
upon the tan backs of His people.
How humble He is,
How gracious, not proud.
As he walks under the shade of tattered cloth
Made from clothes ripped off backs and sheets torn from beds.
Stitched together,
as blackholes are burned into history with the cigars of The King.
Look at the Royal Seal
Worn upon His Royal finger,
A single point, digging away at families and at nations and
pointing away, away, away
from the loaded pistol He holds behind His back.
Long Live The King.
Let Him live the long and happy days
He promised His people.
Before He put on the crown
and forgot He was human.
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