Hi Steve,
This is most assuridly prose or perhaps a narrative ballad. I like the story of the faithful servant/companion as he ministers to his king. I've given you a few thoughts of spelling/punctuation/grammatical errors. Hope you can use them. If not - toss them all.
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Return of the King
I break my fast with the dregs
of last nights repast (semi-colon) tea,
a charred bit of roasted bird
and (a) crust of bread.
My master calls
for the bitter vetch,
arrow root and St. Johns (-wort) wert. (Hyphenated - Believed to bloom on St. John the Baptist's feast)
His concoction(semi-colon) a remedy
to postpone the evil
he says is in his mind.
I know not of physics
or remedies, only that
this works for him.
I see within his eyes the change.
He is paranoid,(.) (He) he is like twin
brothers, (semi-colon) one good, one evil.
It is a war he battles every day.
We must constantly be vigil, (vigilant - vigil is a noun)
and move from place to place
to keep his enemies at bay.
For he is not only my master,
but true king of this land that
now his brother rules in his stead.
(Five long ) Long five years have passed, (or - A long five years...)
and we have traveled far together,(.)
(He) he will not trust another, he assures
me(,) with his steady hand and heart.
Once we find the golden orb of mythos,
he can fix forever the split his brother caused
(within) with in his brain and be as one.
That day is not so far of for me,
I see the final destination in my dreams.
I know that when he becomes true king
again(,) my time is ended and I am glad.
My only wish is for his return
to peaceful(ly) sitting on the throne.(,)
(and for) For the anguished scowl to be forever
wiped from his brow.
I would have put the actual semi-colon punctuation mark but the "winking smiley face icon" kept popping up where I would have you change your current punctuation to a semi-colon.
Larry