I stand in front of her,
My fingers ready.
She cowers below me,
Her hands empty.
I don't want to do this,
But I have to.
She doesn't want this,
But it's forced upon her.
I swallow my emotions,
Of regret and guilt.
She displays her emotions,
Of fear and dread.
I avert my gaze sadly,
And whisper, 'Sorry.'
She looks at me, sadly,
And replies, 'You'll just do it again.'
I know that it's true.
I'll do it again.
She knows it's true.
That I'll do it again.
A gunshot fires.
My fingers rub together,
My fingers snap.
Her red eyes display horror,
She gives a gasp.
Flames burst into the air.
They come from my glove,
And I look away.
The flames race towards her,
And she faces her fate.
She screams.
The flames attack her,
Burning her body.
Her flesh drips away,
Killing her cruelly.
Smoke and ash behind me,
I leave the burnt ruin.
She stays, however,
A charred skeleton on the ground.
I fall to my knees,
Dread taking over me.
I didn't want to do this,
I didn't want to kill another.
'Sorry.'
'You'll just do it again.'
I know that it'll haunt me forever,
Her terrified face, fearing the inevitable.
But I am Roy Mustang.
I am the Flame Alchemist.
I am a dog of the military.
And this is the Ishvalan Civil War.
A/N- Thank you for reading this! It's my first poetry fic. Our English teacher basically told us that we're doing war poetry this term, and I instantly thought of the Ishvalan Civil War! I was jumping in my seat, thinking to myself 'Yay! I can do the about Roy Mustang!'
So here it is! Hope you like it! And tell me if my poetry skills need improving in certain areas, constructive criticism is appreciated! Flames, however are not, because that is called imitating Roy Mustang, and that's not allowed!
And, because this is the only idea I had for a poem, I have decided to let you guys give me ideas! Just give me a genre and some characters, and I'll do what I can! Also tell me if you want it to be sad or happy. You might ask me to do a romance, and wanted a happy one, and I end up doing an emo one...
Well, thank you again, and I'll see you later!
Random Useless Fact you probably already knew:
Edward Elric is epic.