shadows0le

You watch her as she laughs at the bad joke he makes. You fists clench as he squares his shoulders towards her. Your arms drop as she tugs on her necklace. And your face, Your face contorts into pure emotion as they kiss. I should be upset, You're my friend and I should not feel glee at your silent rejection. My heart clenches as I realise this. My face Mirrors yours as I know that I'll never be the friend you deserve. You mistake my face for sympathy. And I don't have the Decency to correct the lie.

Graduation Day: They told us we would be alright... We had fought with honour and won our titles. We had overcome trials together - Watching dozens of our siblings fall in the line of duty. For this they had promised us, a wondrous welcome; A bountiful world of adventure, with a myriad of paths. All this, they said, awaited us in the stone cities. Large metropolises, where the working folk resided... There were hundreds of us, who made that journey. Walking miles across the scorching desert, Clinging to a hope of the fortunes beyond. Yet what awaited us was not a promised land - Nor was it a life based on the merit we had earned.