ReBoot E-Zine

   Poetry:                                                     


Failure

Written By: Ms.Matrix

*Author's Note: Dot's POV, set right after "Game Over"

He's gone...
I couldn't save him;
couldn't protect him.
Dammit! I should have been there...
It's all my fault!
I've lost both of my reasons for living:
the two men who meant so much to me.
My brother and my ...
Friend?
No: he was more than a friend--
I loved him.
Yet I failed them both.
I cannot let myself feel anything;
If I do I'll die too.
Everyone needs me to be strong--
I'm all they have now.
So, I build walls around my heart
dry my tears,
square my shoulders
and accept my responsibility.
I will NOT fail anyone else.
Not as long as there's breath in my body!
I will fight on
until I can fight no longer!

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