THE KING OF FOOLS (A poem by Blake Grantham)
I am the king of fools
and it often seems
forever I will reign
I play the favorite songs
of lovers lost
knowing that I’ll feel pain
There are many women
that made me laugh
and many made me smile
When I reflect
on those precious moments
I ponder for a while
Then I come back
to the here and now
since reality is today
Because those ships
that passed me in the night
has long since sailed away
So I replay scenes
with saddened eyes
that happened over the years
Then I go to sleep
and later wake
with a pillow soaked in tears