royalty : #thelightyears

"It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us"

you should have seen him

no fear

his confidence

was attached to bottle rockets

soaring toward the sun

he stood

with his chest out

back straight

poised and proper

and yelled

"i am king of the world"

he was seven

and for no other reason than his declaration

in this moment

at this time

i was proud

proud that he

had not lost his innocence

but still found his voice

proud that he recognized his light

realized that he was powerful over the darkness

his world

may have only consisted of legos, a turtle that he named ninja, and deciding on which lunchable he would have today

but in this world

he had declared himself king

in this world

he had no worries

in this world

he was his own light

and i was merely a witness to his greatness

in this world

my son is a king

and whether i am a peasant

or elder

sitting on the seat of his council

just knowing that

he is king of the world

makes me feel

royal