The Strong Man
They broke his heart.
They tried to make him kneel.
It pulled him apart,
And made wounds that will never heal.
They tried to do what should never be done.
They broke the man,
And they took his son.
Things did not go according to plan.
They released what should never have been freed.
For when he broke,
The Realms themselves did bleed.
And now he cries.
Silver tears, they fall.
All he knew was bitter lies.
And all he heard was his son's call.
What could he do?
He wept in sorrow and in grief.
All the while, his anger grew
Over a life that was far too brief.
And no one knew
That he had died inside.
And now he cries.
The man who was so strong,
Who fought for so long,
Is on his knees.
He kneels.
Defeated.