The People

You stood to be sworn in alone,
Your champions proud beside you,
And round about you in all directions
stood the People;
To hail you their own:
The People's President.

Assignment

Task:
"Go home, listen to these six Ed Sheeran songs and get back to me."

Answer:

I listened to some of the music, mainly because it is you that asked.

I can see why you recommend him.

However my main grievance is the lovesick sentimentalism rampant in his songs. The last thing a man alone at night after a day's work and an evening's football needs to be listening to is lovesick sentimentalism.

Hunger and exhaustion shall not be further compounded with intensely emotional romantic music so long as you are absent.

This assignment will strictly be resumed in your presence if I am so inclined.

Let livelier music animate my humble abode's ambience until then.

By Design

Why does memory not cling
to the face of a loved one?
Only the concept of them endures,
the feeling they inspire.
Their unique features float adrift
upon an ocean of emotion.

Is it not a trick of nature
To ensure we seek the beloved again
And restore their face to memory?
Or rather to try again
and again
Forever.