"Break the Mirror" - A Poem by Zeddy-chan

November 14th 2021, 9:13 pm

"Break the Mirror"
By Orion J. Zed

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"When you ponder what makes a Villain...

Choice, Circumstance, or Claim of others...

In their shoes, couldn't you Fall from Grace?"

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"When you ponder what makes a Hero...

Choice, Circumstance, or Call from afar...

From their path, couldn't you Rise in Hope?"

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"If a Villain seeks their Redemption...

No matter the atrocities wrought...

What must they do to be so endowed?"

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"If a Hero makes but one Mistake...

No matter how severe the result...

What must they do to make up for it?"

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"If a Villain earns their Redemption...

How many voices must forgive them?

How much unbiased Mercy given?"

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"If a Hero becomes their Mistake...

How many faces turn against them?

How much unbridled Hatred dispensed?"

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"A Villain, restored, Risen in Hope...

A Hero, shadowed, Fallen from Grace...

How are these outcomes any different?"

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"To judge One for action in error...

If All voices accused so harshly...

To whom could a Villain turn for aid?"

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"To laud One for gesture of kindness...

If All voices praised so lovingly...

To whom could a Hero tell their flaws?"

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"For a Villain to be vulnerable...

At least enough to know their feelings...

Is that what it takes to have Mercy?"

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"For a Hero to be imperfect...

At least enough to know their follies...

Is that what it takes to show Hatred?"

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"Despise a Villain, they are a Villain...

Entreat a Hero, they are a Hero...

Souls are Mirrors of what they Reflect..."

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"To fight the Dark... is to feed the Dark...

Show not Hatred... for it makes Villains...

Break the Conflict... allow Redemption..."

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"To embrace Light... is to cling to Light...

Even Heroes... make a few Mistakes...

Break the Illusion... and have Mercy..."

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"Conflict... Illusion... Duality...

Redemption... Mercy... Solidarity...

Be a Wonder... Break the Mirror."