Ode to the Modern Kings & Queens

To the founder of dynasties and the inheriter of thrones
Nothing is forever, not even Rome
You can be almighty, you can spread fear
Your court and your subjects cowel as you give them your chide
Treat your allies and merchants with just
Instill your control and authority only if must
Like the setting of the sun and the turn of the tide
Castles can crumble in a flash of a light
Mandate can take you only short fare
With lack of compassion and failure to care
Its an unchanging story told and retold
All that love you would be for the worth of your gold