The Knight

the knight was a bit of a big deal
with enough wealth for a dragon and a heart made of steel
he protected the valley, he protected the home
the only small downfall was he felt alone
sure, he had friends, sure he had love
sure, he had family, and of course he cove
but he couldn't help feeling that feeling of dread
loneliness is what took life in his head
well, he called and he screamed about it, yelled as he battled
but the only response was "What does that matter?"
the villagers assumed he was doing just fine
with his wealth and his fame- not to mention his wife
until shock washed among the village one day
"I hope no one will miss my absence I pray;
There are plenty of able who can protect you own homes
I'm paying my loans with the money below.
Good day and goodbye, The Knight-"
The note proclaimed- and there he was, in the hanging tree-
Knot tied tight, with a gentle, cold smile
The villagers wondered if maybe listening would have been worthwhile
The knight saved the village, that was true. .
But no one saved the knight. . huh, it could have been you.

Author's Note

Thanks for reading!

Reviews

[Green]

This felt just a tiny bit confused. At first you were rhyming and then it stopped in the middle and finished up rhyming again. I may have missed something and it's just a complicated rhyme scheme but that did really throw me off. Right when you were starting to get in a rhythm with reading it felt like it switched beats.
I like the idea of focusing on the knight of a fairy tale-like story, though. I can't call them the unsung heroes because they are, by their nature, very sung heroes but in a lot of ways they are still unsung. No one spends a lot of time developing a knight or caring about what they have to say. It is an important reminder to listen to what people are trying to tell you. I also feel like the last line can be read two ways. One where 'you could have been the knight' and one where 'you could have been the one to listen'.

[DecentlyOkayWriter]

Thanks for your review- and your right, this is a little confused- I have a hard time sticking to rhyme schemes when I just want to get the point across and so I try to really stretch rhymes- and that doesn't work in my favor. (And yeah, I was hoping for the end to read as a bit of a split ;P) Have a nice day!