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My Sovereign Prison

My Sovereign Prison

From my guilded tower,
I look down on the fields,
and watch my subjects work the land.

From the sun baked earth,
they peer up at my palace.
And we envy each other.

I am their sovereign leader,
their mother, their compass,
their bride.

The see my lavish mannor,
and my golden treasures,
and long to be free
of their strenuous existence.

I see their wide open spaces,
and long to be free
of the lonely mantel of leadership.

But mine is a vague existence.
I am their masterpiece
honored, revered,
yet untouched.

I have pledged to them my fidelity,
and although I am power, and strength,
it is they that are free.

I am alone in my birthright,
I am the prisoner,
in an immaculate cage,
and their freedom is my jailer.




Prompt: June 13, 2014

Subject or Theme: Royalty
Word(s) to Include: vague, fidelity
Forbidden Word(s): Arthur, bridge, castle, crown, damsel, dragon, duchess, duke, Harry, honor, horse, Kate, king, kingdom, knight, lady, lord, majesty, moat, musketeer, queen, prince, princess, realm, royal, sword, throne, tiara, tower, William (or Will)
Additional Parameters: Minimum 24 lines of free verse (no forms). Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title.