Napoleon

Walton S. Tissot
Id and ego
Low born under fire
Tactician to the interior
With his own complex

Torrid Remnants of the guillotine
Blue high society to destiny
Rose- colored glasses;
It's a locket in the pocket

Honor, glory and riches
The end of the old rules
Modern warfare and mastered motivation
Imposition of will for destiny and the lucky star

All in
Triumph or oblivion
Cold and calculated
Straight to the center

Victory trees and the Rosetta stone
The national bank and his own code
Charlemagne's dream with the Pope's crown
But mother stayed home

King of the people
For want of the world
Banished from it twice
Only welcome in death and New Orleans

Published by Walton S. Tissot

~ Walton S. Tissot is a pseudonym of William S. Tribell - *{PLEASE FEEL FREE: Anyone who enjoys the work, to Tweet, Dig, Blog, Tell a friend or anyway otherwise share and or promote it.}* - Born in America,...  View profile

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  • Kristie Leong M.D.4/6/2010

    Very powerful!

  • Valerie Ferrari11/5/2009

    I like the lines Charlemagne's dream with the Pope's crown/But mother stayed home. Siblings should have too. LOL!!!

  • Tina Twito8/19/2009

    Love the lines "King of the people/For want of the world". And another great end line here!

  • *~*Elphame*~*8/18/2009

    What a wonderful, interesting ending! I LOVE THIS! Great poem as always Walton!! Thanks for sharing this!

  • Lucky M. Diaz8/17/2009

    I loved the ending line!

  • Nora8/17/2009

    Interesting.....

  • Siew Cheng Hoe8/15/2009

    love the powerful ending

  • Karen Gros8/15/2009

    Interesting....

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