This a poem I wrote that's sort of how Neah (the 14th for newbs) felt when he was killing his family. To explain before you read, Neah didn't want to kill his family. I support other authors in the idea that Apocryphos took over Neah to destroy the other Noah.

Disclaimer: I do not own -Man, Neah or any of the Noah.

The Last Ballad

The strings tighten around my limbs
The puppet master's play begins
Don't sing or dance
It's against his will
For the only order is
Kill kill kill

Kill your family
Kill your friends
Kill until he says to end

As I kill, I cannot cry
Though I want to as they die
Why is it, that tears don't come?
Was I that far distant, or that far gone?
Would they cry for me, at all?
Or would they sing praise as I finally fall?
Was this truly the fourteenth's fate?
To die alone? Or at any rate…

I killed and killed, From Maitora to Joyd
But oh thank god, I did spare Road
To kill that child would to be condemned
Heaven and Hell knows what happens then

By the end sadly I was then deaf
But still heard sound from right to left
The tune of family dying slow
And yes, I knew I had to go
I had to die for all I'd killed
But that was against what Master'd willed

So thank you Adam, for cutting the strings
And thank you for, this life of dreams
I should have trusted you more my friend
But I was on your side 'till my life's very end

But I let my worry of God's Crystal in the way
And for that I perish this accursed day
I was not the one who tried to take your place
It was that accursed Innocence wearing my face
He was the master and I was his clown
He pulled the strings and on command I fell down

My life quickly fades now, I thank you again
For cutting my stings and bringing my end

Okay... comparing this to my other works, this sucks. BUT there is a reason for it's suckishness! This was sadly written when I was sick and in a cough syrup induced haze. My sister thought it was great... in need of heavy editing, but great. So, after cutting a lot out of it and trying to make the rythm flow (I still think it's really rough) I'm posting it.

Constructive criticism is highly appreciated! Reviews are nice too.

Many 'thank you's to Cata-nee for pointing out a grammatical mistake that I didn't notice. You are awsome for letting me know about that!