Fantasy Empire Poem by Hannington Mumo

I have not much knowledge to flaunt
Or any my mystic power to my credit,
And as I walk the star-lit evening streets
I meet and bypass men of higher merit.

And yet I think of you and feel myself a king
Over all the blue-blooded folks before my sight,
I don’t boast for all to know my fantasy throne; -
I walk like a king and think the thoughts of a knight.

Unlike titled monarchs who honors entertain
This king has no honor parades at military schools
Nor regalia of any official nature to distinguish
The emperor from the ordinary folks he rules.

Although one may deem him a lesser sovereign
His kingdom has its great gains since little is at stake,
For enemy forces aren’t aware of his imagined throne
And thus no foe can oust him and his privileges take.