William StaffordThey miss the whisper that runsany day in your mind, " Who are you really, wanderer?"--and the answer you have to giveno matter how dark and coldthe world around you is:" Maybe I'm a king.
About This Quote
I think this quote was written by the poet who wrote the song, "King of My Heart", by Natalie Cole. If we listen to the song we can see that this poem is not really about a king but the title is rather misleading. It's about a person in love and how their lover feels when he/she misses them and wants them to come back and be with him/her again.
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