Martyr's Lament

All I wanted 

Was a change

A dose of truth

A taste of power

An egotrip


...And followers


Which I got.

Thought me divine

They hung on every word

Notably, the most meaningless.


How could I explain

Disbelief in

What I taught belief in

After the cheering section

Stormed the field

Changed the game

And tore down the goals.


My mistake

Was to see anything in them

Other than a reflection.


Through the mirror now

My name is worn (out)

To sanctify, justify, vilify

Things I never dreamed of.


Disturbs my eternal sleep

Knowing this long night is "mine"

But they'll never stop

Basking in the renown

Of the onetime me

While I rot.