The Buttress - I've been watching him for my entire life

I've been watching him for my entire life
I hate the air he breathes
His foolish decrees his words so contrived
And I hate the way the townspeople gather outside
They hang on every breath
Cling to his chest, home to his heart full of pride
The oracle told him to beware the Ides
And I'd be lying if I said I wasn't wishing
For untimely death or demise
Or am I just wishing I could be like you
That the people would see me too as a poet
And not just the muse