Dilemma of the Alchemist

by LindenBryson

The emotional burden Edward Elric carries on his shoulders is an immense one... What thoughts exactly are raging in the young man's head as justifies his present course of action while attempting to forgive himself for his selfish actions in the past? Sonnet. Rated T for mature thematic content.

DILEMMA OF THE ALCHEMIST

The sun doth rise, the moon doth fall.
Our dreams decline, our hopes withal.
To meet the morn with spirit new,
My heart must ask a question true.

Revenge is not my course of fate,
the thing through which I must relate.
But is this path my only vice?
To give our blood? To pay our price?

Righteous goal of mine there is no doubt,
yet I shed more blood to all the rout?
I carve but death in search of life
To feed my soul, to kill my strife.

For all my sins I must atone.
To bring them back, or die alone.