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For My Honor Is Lost
December 13, 2018
Years I have fought
Years have I won
It is the emperor that I follow
With no worry within my soul
But now I am lost
With only a sliver of my honor left
I am in a sea of broken dreams
Washed ashore as if I were nothing
I awake to the sounds of those I have killed
Regretting everything
I must regain my honor
For the Doctor whom I travel with is mad
Still I begin to believe that If this may be so
I will regain it, I will rebuild it
With the friends that I’m with
Emperor, understand I have found my place
To make amends
For past transgressions
Forever loyal
© Christy S., Germantown, MA
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Japanese soldiers were always loyal to their emperor and always had family honor. Losing that honor meant shame, and this is what our character feels.He even feels that he has failed because of his wrong doings. Through change over time he begins to understand that he can regain his honor and build upon it.