splinters.

we take things

and we break them apart

and then

we make them into

something else

easier to be a king

among many castles

than to strive to be

the one and only

and i get it

therefore

we are split

divided

into genres

and then

sub-genres

it's easier

to break off

into your own

tribe

make the rules

tailor them to fit

your wants

your desires

to suit yourself

to make everything

easier

and i get it

but

each time

a new culture

then

a new sub-culture

is born

it is exactly that

new

like a child

ungoverned

non-evolved

we wonder why

we have to fight

on so many levels

to do anything

this is why

every day

kings fight kings

and subjects fight subjects

and still

everyone wants to be

#1

but that can never happen

because we took

#1

and torn it into

countless sets

such as man

such as the lazy

impatient

headstrong

yet insecure

man

wanting it all

now

and not willing

to earn even a sliver of it

practice some mind control

gain a few followers

and feel like a ruler

it's quite the boost

an ego needs

for a man

to call himself

master

and i do get it

life is short

and we all want to make our mark

but

i'm afraid

so few will be remembered

if even thought of at all

even the bee that stings

is forgotten

i'll stand back

and watch

i want no part

i will do

what i will do

being remembered

worshiped

emulated

or even liked

by masses

is something
i will never dream of

pure expression

that is my only truth

and the love of those

i love

is all that matters

if i can achieve that

then i am king

in my own life

and no one has to know

or care

because that
is not the point

i will not be

a splinter
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