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.
