Ivan the Terrible

Into the bitter cold earth a child watches his father descend
Captured in thought on whom to depend
Surely not his mother
Vultures had her days numbered
Born a prince. Forced a reagent.
A pretend crown he was forced to ascend
Humiliation, cruelty’s ember
Loneliness consumed his body
The tower window his best friend
Wolves and dragons circle his feet
Longing to taste his blood most delectable
Trust…a distant treasure for the young
prince
Brutality took the place of compassion
A mother’s love absent
Rage insolvent
This cold world turned a puppy shy to a Cerberus
A Chimera undeterred
Still no one can deny he fought for his people and his people only
He just couldn’t separate a temper from folly