“Do you know why we train, recruits?” the instructor asked. “Do you know why I waste my time preparing you for the battlefield?” Used to the man’s misleading questions, they didn’t even bother answering. Looking on at their silence, the man spoke. “We don’t train so we can inflict loss on our enemies. We do…
Honoured ancestor, this child greets you And comes to you with news aplenty My name is Aganbar, titled “Earth Scourge” Apprentice to the great Toa, foremost sage of Arzom. Ancestor, your child has attained feats And gone further than any other in the history of our line A lot of this is thanks to…
When I first loved you We lie here now clasping hands I turn to watch you, to see Your chest rise and fall with steady breaths And feel my own fill with heady bursts Bursts of an emotion so pure and uplifting Bursts of an elixir that’s truly intoxicating Something that makes my head spin…
One or two One or two is all I need One or two One or two that’s all I ask This or that or both Some freedom to choose To exert my will To flex my autonomy Yes or No Yes or no. That’s all I need Yes or No Yes or no. That’s…
I’m in hell I suffer and scream A soundless scream Of pain and frustration Of sorrow and despair For I am in hell A miserable place A terrible place A horrible place A place deserving all of them All the bad ‘-bles’ And I’m in it Hell is not what you think There’s…
Mind Adrift Lost, at sea Buoyant, floating Healing in the mire Of the primordial soup Lost, at sea Stewing, brewing Cooking in the buffeting winds The juices of the mind. Delicious! Lost, at sea Forgetting, discarding Missing that train That special mind train I’m lost, at sea Confused, befuddled Broken yet mending…
I’ve been lost for a while Confused and without goal Hanging there in the void Deprived of all I once was I had forgotten my own form I was left with no direction Simply wandering through life Going where wind and sea Where breeze and wave take me I’ve been lost for a…
Today I cry foul Tonight I seek redress Retribution. Revenge Not justice, that hollow thing That exists as myriad interpretations And holds no true satisfaction What court? What Jury? I none to choose for me I require no judge Who dare claim to best? Who dares decide another�s fate? Only two parties matter…
Heaven knows, oh heaven knows How hard I’ve tried How far I’ve gone In my struggle, in my battle To do good, to do right To stay on the path of righteousness To make my maker proud. It is difficult, very difficult This fight against the current It is easy, very easy To let…
Let me curse! Let me curse! Let me lay my curse Let me hex their lives Let me wish their death Let me vent my hate! They must suffer. Yes, suffer! They must feel despair They must dread each step They must fear and quake They must reap their grain They have taken…
