Work Text:
This is the place where I
came in,
My friend.
Same battles raging in
your eyes,
Never won or lost—
The real forever war.
Once, years past and I wish
forgotten,
I thought to join your cause,
Realign the forces,
Save you,
Love you,
Bring peace to your soul and
mine.
But those were the fanciful dreams
of youth,
Untouched by the hard need of
your reality.
Unknowing,
Blind
To all but the end that justified
so many means.
And now,
Here again at last
Standing before you,
engulfed by you,
I see all remains the same.
You touch my face,
my heart,
And take my life.