Over the past years

The universe tells me

I am the son of a king

A great king

A genius

A hero

An interest of the gods.

I am told

Since I am the son

That no matter how distant we are

No matter the 19 years in which I’ve not seen his face

My fate is somehow intertwined with his

A man who I do not know.

I am bound

Tangled up with a life that isn’t mine

I can’t free myself

I can’t fight my destiny

I can’t break the bond of father and son

I can’t stray from my story

I can’t, even if I want to.

I am his son.