"Sic Semper Tyrannis"

Derailed again, the plans of mice and men
A noble cause, destroyed by tax and fines.
Issues contained? Not five, but now times ten:
This one for all did not return in kind.

And he, aghast by all it crashing down
He hoped "the Good would count for some at all."
Appalled, his lips then formed a bitter frown:
as many said - Pride left before the fall.

And yet, amid the embers of this wreck,
a ray of hope, and then a beam of light;
Not due to him, from head upon his neck -
kind hearted people: brilliance in the night.

Emboldened now, he confronted Hubris
"As to your peers: 'Sic Semper Tyrannis'"

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I would really enjoy constructive ideas for where to go with this (or if it sounds finished). I cannot say it was written because of Dune, but it certainly seems to fit the bill.

-Mike