⚔Despot🗡

Augustus Caesar, Oppressor-In-Chief of Rome, is "in charge" of the world of his day.

He is the human government tool in this Christmas Haiku.

Augustus Caesar, Roman Tyrant
Photo courtesy of Lou Levit and http://unsplash.com

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You can find the complete series of Christmas haiku here:
🌲The Christmas Story in Ten Haiku🌲

Today's installment in a series of Christmas Haiku:

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Tyrant decrees theft;
knows not Who wields puppet strings.
Pawn in Sovereign hand.

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Live by the Sword, Die by the Sword
Photo courtesy of Ricardo Cruz and http://unsplash.com

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