I Am Still the King

You're a weight I can't quite shake,

a never-ending ache,

a memory of a dream,

a sweat, a scream.

Like an image out of focus,

some shadowy hocus-pocus,

I feel your edges subtly.

You used to be somebody. 

Now, you're just a ghost: 

a sometimes, an almost.

But I am still the giant:

deft and defiant

always standing tall

before you, before them all.

I'll still let you kiss my ring.

I am still the king.

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"So tomorrow if you meet me In my tangle of apology, rest assured, I used to be someone: a brother's brother and a mother's son." Kevin Devine I Used to be Someone

You're my favorite bird and, when you sing, I really do wish you would wear my ring. No matter what they say, I am still the king, The storm is coming. The storm is coming." Brand New Degausser