Call It What You Want [A Poetry Collection]

the ring leader

your place as the ring leader
was obvious.
they respected you.
held you at a higher pedestal
than they viewed themselves.

my role has always been the same,
your pack was no different.
i'm quiet until given the chance to talk back.
i make it easy entertainment.

you never played much at first.
just sat back and watched.
studied all my bites back.
once you felt comfortable
you jumped the gun.
but you weren't expecting my response
to be different with you.
i called you on the bullshit.
all of it to your face without a problem.

my bite stung at first.
but you adjusted.

this, your friends did not follow.
they treated me worse, egged me on.
you did not.
What you did?
referred to me as friend
smiled when you saw me.
not out of entertainment
but happiness to see me.

They wanted me as queen of the pack.
However I've always preferred
The lone wolf.
I went out and found myself
A taller king
With a deeper bite
And a stronger reign.