Stifled

Impotent king beneath our feet

You can rule down where you belong

In dirt compacted, buried deep, you dwell with those you wronged

Down there you can whisper, yell, even blare your odious lies

To your silent audience of worms

As they share with you your eyes

Tyrant. Oppressor

Your once resounding voice now just muted cries

Your self-avowed murderous god

Ranks of annelids now you delegate

Your commands unheard under ground

Where your voice will never resonate

Your time has come

Declare the majesty fallen

Your dominance, your hateful influence forever stifled

Your sleep no longer impermanent

Decaying matter now sums you up

Like all the lives you've taken

Now so are you retreating to dust