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ALL THAT REMAINS

And now I am all that remains
A shadow of my former self
A shade of the war that's finally over
I am the last one standing
Standing tall
Standing still
As my only surroundings
Are the bodies
Bodies of ones I once called friends
Corpses of ones I once called comrades
Ashes of ones I once called enemies
The saddest thing is
They're all the same
I once called them friend
We grew closer
Fought together
And I called them comrade
But something changed
And they lashed out against me
In a fight of kill-or-be-killed
I had no choice
Letting a tear fall from my eye
As their cadavers hit the ground
It was I who was responsible
For shimmering ocean and chocolate eyes
Suddenly becoming cold and dull
It was not my choice to harm them
But hers
The one who controls me
I can contain her
But only for so long
Until she lashes out again
And one more body falls
Collapsing in a heap
Cold
Lifeless
As Mother Nature returns
Gently taking her child back
She looks at me with saddened eyes
Knowing I work against my will
She wants to help me
But I shake my head and look away
Because inside, I know
That no one can beat this demon
This slayer of innocence
But me
Myself
And I