T'was I, Not You

T’was I who conquered
Mountains, valleys
Slayed the dragon
Saved the damsel
Freed the slave
And killed the tyrant.
And yet ‘tis you
My people bow to.
The coward who
In danger ran,
Trembled for fear,
Sold your friend’s life
For your own.
And still they cast me
From their sight,
I that gave
Myself for them,
They would have
My blood and bone.
But to you they
Bow and set upon
A gilded, polished throne.
And only I know
You deserve it none.