which fell

I’m asking the king

About some emperor which fell;

About some republic

To come.

I’m asking the king,

About his heirs,

And his legacy…

Which will die too.

I’m asking the king

About some optimistic species,

Testing its own life span…

Some nihilistic need, to go on.

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