Agitated Poise

Upon his hardened throne, besodd'd
with doubt and shame, and bitter thought
of most disgraced, scorned, applause,
a man of meager means distraught.

"For what hast thou departed clean
all for what thou canst but have seen,
and duly known to be so dear?
Thou surely hath an answer clear."

Within the cutting draft he shrugged,
and did resume his pensive way.
'twere true that he did not conceive;
yet such he shan't quite yet betray.