Never To Betray Poem by Safin Junayed Rouf

Tears of blood escaped my eyes
As I slowly fell, waiting for my demise
My vision blurred by the vibrant sun
I'm overwhelmed by the sins I've done

I watched him try many a times
Feverently trying to cross boundaries
Us humans have been assigned
But to no avail were my cries

I begged and begged for him to cease
To rethink his thoughts on humanity
But all he did was stare into my eyes
And offer me glory that I couldn't deny

Hidden in the shadows, I reluctantly complied
Never hindering from the orders I was assigned
For that was the destiny that had fallen upon me
And I accepted this, as hard as it had been

My one and only oath was never to betray
And to end any who wished to disobey
Even if it may be my one and only friend
I will not thwart from the path I've been given

In the end the choice proved too severe
I was unable to carry out or persevere
My task was to kill all those who betrayed
But instead my friendship made me hesitate

In the end I carried only one regret
As I slowly descended onto my shallow grave
It was a burden I now had to carry eternally
As death became my only true escape
From the fact that I knew about it all
But chose to do nothing and instead die for no cause.