burn the royals

have you ever looked deep into burned flesh
the skin
bubbled over and pussing
yellow
with purple splotches
then red surrounds?
these are the colors of royalty

yellow for their coin
shining and true
it holds the power
pussing out
falling off
dripping onto the world

purple for the rarity
of regality
these spots
cauterized
protected
saintly

the red is the blood
spilled by the masses
it burns
it hurts
nerve endings still alive
screaming out
"Please
end our suffering
please
make it stop"

but like burns
this cycle doesn't stop
the pain fades
but does it ever really
go away?
the scars left
by creating a new world
are always left
to remind you.