The Emperor Ming of Mongo
Seldom gave the same answer twice
As to how he became merciless.
He was born merciless; he became merciless
By degrees or quite suddenly. His ability
To feel mercy was stolen from him
Or given away or sold for
A vast sum or a few pennies. Doctors
Were baffled by his case or found it
All too easy to explain. Once only
He told the simple truth, during a fight
On the slope of an erupting volcano
But Flash Gordon -- how typical of him! --
Wasn't listening
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