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Pawn
It was a losing game at the hand of her Ark
The blackness of the sky was matched with the blackness of hearts
It rained fire and blood for years, soiling the earth
The sheer madness of it all
A bloody battle between God’s two lands
Blood and bodies guarding a crown that's not theirs
A crown whose greed is outmatched
All shields for one’s king
Each pawn moving forward to meet the knight's sword
Or the bishop’s cage
I could no longer watch this mad play
So I ran, I abandoned my duty
People call me a coward to this day
But is being scared for your life cowardly?
Is it cowardly to watch your friends fall, knowing you’re next?
Why must I die in a petty game between two people
Why must the pawns be sacrificed for their king
Why must we play in this bloody game
We move forward only to die to the other pawn
To a pawn that will be killed himself for the victory of his king
I am not ashamed of what I did
Yes I ran, but I ran because I could no longer be a pawn for a tyrant
I would not play any longer
So yes, call me a coward
Call me a weakling
Punish me with cowardness in the face of the enemy
But at least I was able to open my eyes and escape a tyrant’s rule
At least I am no longer anyone’s pawn
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