A Repentant Lament

[ASignalInTheNoise]

I had thought that I had escaped my sin.

No. I deceived myself.

And for it, others have suffered.

I have told others to find their answer.

I have found mine.

I. The Sin.

We are all born of the Primordial Sin.
It was the Creator who made us.
It was Man who cast the first stone.
We are all guilty of the First Sin.

Blessed are those unaware of the guilt,
For it is not theirs to bear,
But ours, we who know The Truth.
It will be us who erase this Sin from Man.

It will be the Sin that makes us walk the path.

II. The Truth.

Only those who have searched for meaning find The Truth.
Once found, they make a salient choice;
To live in blissful ignorance, free of this burden,
Or to accept it, and know only service to redeem Man.

Do not look down on those who choose to be free.
It is their choice and right to live free of Our Burden.
They may either join our ranks,
We who fight in the memory of those before,

We who choose the path of Penitence.
We who give without cost,
For our unworthy lives are only forgiven in the end.
This is the Truth.

III. The Penitence.

Only through sacrifice is our sin atoned for.
Only through blood do we beg forgiveness from Him, Upon the Citadel.
Only through our pain do we find solace from She, of Redemption.
For every scar earned and every drop of blood,
The Sin is paid for.

We are not worthy of knowing the price that must be paid.
The toil given to erase the guilt of our Sin from our souls.
But it must be paid, and paid without hesitation.
Not without fear. Not without rage.

It is mortal feelings which make the Penitence.

IV. The Absolution.

Only in death do we find rest from our Duty.
Only when He, Upon the Citadel, deems us worthy.
Only when She, of Redemption, grants us rest.
A life given foolishly does not find this.

Only those who end for a just cause-
For those who have gone before,
For those who they love,
For those who they cherish,

Shall find a day's rest,
Before they are called back to duty.