The Magi

I am Herod

I desire to extinguish an
insignificant other

Elimination  
an insipid solution to avoid a usurper

Serving the mission 
the dream
bringing gifts over death

Each time I honor the Innocents
with this Divine Breath
Gold from the East

I offer her the choice of alchemy
to sacrifice the charade, and instead to be
unblunted and vulnerable
This, Knowledge of the Magi

Gifts I bring
I sit
I serve

I am King