A Fox for the Hounds

there is nothing left for me
having consumed cobras of a bloody past
to establish my place

i killed the joy of life
and in doing so
my fate was sealed

i inherited those scars
i took that name

i am the power
hanging in the balance

and i am marching forward
not for king
nor for country

no patriotism
runs in my tainted blood

i take haven
in the fields of battle

and i single-handedly
thrust the world

into having zero future.

what i bear
will yield no fruit

only the flames of war
and a distorted vision

which in turn

will create more legless serpents

fighting for the right to walk

where they will only find a dead end

i was called the final son
of a legend

and a terrible child, i am

…

inspired by Metal Gear Solid’s original snake, Big Boss.