Fool's Gold

 

Another gala event

for all the Right People

of extreme means

They regale in their Golden Palace

recently renovated

now bathed in sparkling opulence

as the peasants shiver outside

Sure the upgrade was expensive

and the cost prohibitive

but our Jester Magician

through accounting quite creative

moved some safety net money around

to get it done nearly on budget

as the well dressed Aristocrats proclaim: 

"The Party is the King

The King is the Party"

Not mutually exclusive

Can't separate the two

But the Facade Kingdom

is destined to shrink
cause the product reeks
as once loyal peasant subjects

who comprised his power base
will soon renounce and abandon
the sinking Ship Of Fools

Even the Obscenely Wealthy

will flee into hiding

to protect

their precious investments

All that will remain
is a lonely decrepit King
sitting wearily 

on a tarnished throne

in an empty ball room

lamenting bitterly

about the treasonous audacity

of his growing legions of enemies

dismantling his delusional legacy

of an Oligarch Camelot