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Awake

Uncertain in the distance sounds the trumpeter
Summons to shadow war calling
The Praetorian guard plays king maker
The Republic has fallen

Failed assassinations, and palace coups
A royal game of thrones
The captain of the Pretorian guard is removed
Kabuki theater honed

Knife fighting deep in the heart of darkness
A more civil war brings
Lies, deceit, betrayal, and all the people said
The king is dead, long live the king

And yet, who shall that king be...
Change swirls hot in the air
Uncertain, unsettled, the choice not quite right
Who shall be the puppet's heir
Written by AverageJoe (Average Joe. AJ. Joe)
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Author's Note
“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.”
― Carl von Clausewitz, On War
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