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Nambu's Song-- The Last Words

Forgive me, my children, for making you fight
The endless war against the endless night
You all volunteered, but you knew not the cost
Forgive me, my children, for what you have lost.

Forgive me, my children, for making of you
Warrior weapons, honed fine and true.
It had to be done-- that is not in dispute
But can you forgive me for making it you?

Someone was needed, to fight that which the whole world feared
Someone was needed, and you all volunteered
But that doesn't make it right--
I was older than you, and I knew the price
You were all brave and noble children, and I sent you off to die

There wasn't time to say all the things I meant to say
Duty always came first-- and then there was today
I'm sorry that I never had
The time to say how proud I am of you
Sorry that I never said how much I love you all

Forgive me, my children, for leaving you now
It wasn't my choice, but there's no other way out
I leave you this pendant-- a father's last vow
That you are the Phoenix, you will rise somehow

-- 
Alara Rogers, Aleph Press