TRUMPTY DUMPTY

Trumpty Dumpty wanted a crown
to make certain he never would have to step down.
He wanted a robe made of ermine and velvet;
the constitution, he wanted to shelve it.

?? awash, his ambition had grown.
He wanted an orb, a scepter, a throne,
six royal palaces, six royal carriages,
a church dispensation for six royal marriages.

Courtiers installed on his own supreme court,
and beheadings, if only for sport.
He craved the occasional royal procession
and — gasp — the eventual royal succession.

Trumpty Dumpty gets his way
unless the public has something to say.
If we let him have all of his favorite things
We’ll have to endure the divine right of kings.