The King Who Tried

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I tried, no one can't say I didn't try
I worked my tail of, striving for the best!
I tried, I tried to save them all
But in the end, I just made a big mess...

   The mental strain was too high
   I was just a boy after all
   My brain, was over taxed
   And that overworking, caused my fall...

I tried! I really did!
In fact, it's my one and only pride
I did my best to keep everyone safe
But in the end, everyone still died....

But I did my best! And that's what really matters!
I built tall structures and massive armies!
But, I still couldn't stop the wave that came
I still couldn't stop the ones who wanted to not only harm me

My kingdom flourished for a while!
Best in all the land
But people got jealous of that
And they attacked before we ran

Massive armies from other races came
Tearing down everything that I tried to build
The towers I was so proud of, the technology that I created
Was all torn down, and my people, killed

People still blame me to this day
"The King who strived to be too great"
But I just wanted everyone to be happy
I guess not building a great kingdom was just my fate

But the one thing I could say is that I tried
Tried to be the good king people hailed
But on my gravestone, what was put on it after I had died
Was that "In the end,

-I Failed."

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