Like A Soft Beach Ball

The problem is not
Although it may not be negligible
That parents raise their sons
And daughters like precious
Kings and queens

As such child rearing
Is not uncommon practice
Perhaps more common among
Some cultures than others

But what the real problem
Is that some of these kids
Actually grow up into adulthood
Thinking and acting as if
They are truly kings and queens

Perceiving everyone around them
As pawns and subjects
With delusions of grandeur
Reminiscent of that new Justin
Bieber's song Love Yourself

Ultimately they come to face
The reality crisis
Of understanding why not
They are kings and queens

An understanding that hits them
Like a soft beach ball
Not like a brick
If it hits them at all

Bouncing off their
Beautiful head
Love yourself