2004-02-24 08:23:17.471467+01 by Shawn 0 comments
Unmaking a Man
A good blade once. Not a master's work, but firm, True. The smith an ugly man, Prideful and cruel.
Screaming, whimpering steel Ripped from the forge. The hammer falls Again, and again, and again.
Again.
Can the damage be undone?
-copyright February 2004, Shawn South
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