His crown was broken

but so was he

for he was nothing without his family

His mother: chipped away

although she lived as a diamond

now, forever summoned away

His kingdom was an unruly mess

caused by his unlawfully

game of chess

How he ushered

corpses like pawns

for he was the head made of bronze

Not silver or gold

as one would expect

for at the end of the day

he was nothing more

than that

little

desperate

crawling

insect.