Overshadowed
Poem based on the short and tragic life of Edward VI
Obligittos were made for his father and his sisters.
Vain were his father's attempts at a dynasty of kings.
Everything he wanted in Edward was found in Elizabeth.
Reduced to fleeting memories of Tudor summers of sickness.
Seen as an orphaned tyrant and a victim of circumstance
His power spoken through others, but never himself.
A boy crowned, but denied a voice and love, an uncle's pawn.
Drowned out as his lungs crushed by legacies too large to escape,
Outliving his reign only in shadows as his body wasted away.
Welcomed death with open arms like a long-lost friend.
Even in a poem written for a boy who had died young
Destined to be overshadowed by everything around him.
About the Creator
Chloe Gilholy
I live in Oxfordshire, England. I used to write a lot of fan fiction and mainly just write poetry now. I've been to over 20 countries and written many books. I'm currently working on a horror story called Heavenly Seas.
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Comments (1)
Poor little Edward. Humans are a strange race, greedy, selfish and cruel in many cases; kind in fewer.