What Have I Done?
The same reviewer who suggested what would become The Debate also suggested I write another poem from the perspective of Toothless. I was quite taken with the idea, but I'm pretty sure this is not what they'd had in mind.
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I feel like I've snapped out of a dream
Where am I? What has happened?
My best friend pushes me away and starts to scream
But…but why? What has happened?
His sire lies motionless in the snow
It's almost as if he is—no
My eyes widen and I shake my head
No, he can't be dead
If so, then how? What took his life?
And my heart freezes with dread
I see it now…
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But it couldn't possibly be my fault!
It can't be! I would never!
I didn't bring this man's life to a halt!
I…not me! I would never!
This is all a bluff, a sham—no
The awful truth I fight to evade
Pierces like a blade:
I was the one: I took his life
I see those whom I've betrayed
What have I done?