You praised me for my words when
They supported your own.
You held me in the highest esteem,
And set me upon a gilded throne.
And when you asked for more,
I obliged and wrote another.
I worked for days and hoped again
To be treated as your brother.
But when I finally finished,
And presented to you my theory,
There was no brotherhood to be had,
And I became quite weary.
You screamed at me and threw me out.
Tore down my gilded thrown.
I had gone against your own ideas,
And you left me quite alone.
I only meant to give you what you had
Once requested and praised.
I had only meant to help the people
Become enamored and amazed.
But now I see my folly,
And plan to make no more.
My work will be only for myself,
For I’d rather be right than adored.
Jul 26, 2010
Jul 26, 2010 at 6:31 PM UTC
You praised me for my words when
They supported your own.
You held me in the highest esteem,
And set me upon a gilded throne.
And when you asked for more,
I obliged and wrote another.
I worked for days and hoped again
To be treated as your brother.
But when I finally finished,
And presented to you my theory,
There was no brotherhood to be had,
And I became quite weary.
You screamed at me and threw me out.
Tore down my gilded thrown.
I had gone against your own ideas,
And you left me quite alone.
I only meant to give you what you had
Once requested and praised.
I had only meant to help the people
Become enamored and amazed.
But now I see my folly,
And plan to make no more.
My work will be only for myself,
For I’d rather be right than adored.
Yet another school assignment, this time meant to be written by Einstein for one of my English projects.