I wrote this in a creative writing session a long time ago because I was bored. Though the original poem had a lot better shape, with the weights on each side of the scale, and the balance actually connected to the stand properly (and no underscoring for spaces, because for some reason fanfiction doesn't remember when you use two characters in a row). Still, decided to upload it anyway. I'm changing my avatar to a picture of the poem if you want to see what it looks like.

Disclaimer - The Percy Jackson and the Olympians belongs to Rick Riordan and his publishers.


Keeping the Balance

Keeping the

_ _ _ balance is hard. So

_ _ _ _ _ _ many things to

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ weigh up, so easy

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for the scales to

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tip. To offer a fair

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ judgment, near

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ impossible. Biased

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ scales, damaged

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by the very

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ weights that hang

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from them. Is this

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a fair choice? Is this

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the right decision?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Can you decide?

You're

in the

chamber.

Symbol of

their power

(Symbol of

their tyranny?)

The hero,

his brave

companions,

the destroyer of

it all, and you,

the anti-hero,

the weak point,

the Achilles heel,

and now it's all

down to you

Strike now and

you decide the

course of fate, you

could destroy it all, or

you preserve the crimes of

your ancestors, all for a futile

hope. But isn't that what these

people are fighting for? Hope? Can

you do it too? Or will you be the one

to end it all? What will you do now?


Left Hand Weight

Dead.

They're dead.

Lying on the ground.

They were innocent.

Only crime was to

defend their parents.

You fight for monsters,

perhaps you are one too…


Right Hand Weight

Pain, hate,

forgotten,

Early death.

Cursed by birth,

not by actions.

Ignored by your

parents, hunted by

monsters. No respect.

There's no voice, no hope.

The gods are very cruel,

rebellion is the only option.


Deciding Weight (goes on the left)

Look around you.

The end of the world.

Is this the reward you want?

Do you really want everything

destroyed- the good with the bad?

Everything? Is this what you want?


So what did you think? Good? Bad? Please review, even if all you thought was that it was so terrible that you would like nothing better than to destroy all mention of it ever existing. At least that way I know you read it. Also, if you have any advice for how I could improve, please tell me.