Harmony

by redoran77

Loyalty

Every day I toed the line.
Pushed the limits.
Tested myself.
and failed.

I pushed harder than ever before.
Ran everything I had.
Came so close.
and failed.

I wasn't good enough for the task.
It laid before me and laughed in my face.
I hid my depressed inconsolable emotions
behind a cloud of frustration and anger.

I couldn't be seen so weak over my failures.
So alone and so desperate.
So ready to give up.
and I cried.

I hated myself and my purpose was gone.
All I had worked for was lost.
I had nothing left.
and I cried.

I didn't show even a hint of my true feelings
until the day of my publicized failure.
When all would get to see the great Pegasus
fall flat on her face.

I began my performance with shaky breath and trembling hooves.
All of my failures led up to this point.
I could not turn back
my nightmare took hold

I recited my routine shakily with the grace of an Ursa Major
growing more and more ashamed as I flew.
It was all but over when
my nightmare took hold.

She fell so fast that she was a blur
to the stunned audience
that watched on in disbelief
when I suddenly found myself staring into her frightened, blue eyes.

I dove.

I lost all thought of my nightmare in the sky
as I plummeted toward mother earth
to help one near and dear.
I dove.

She looked at me with a glimmer of hope
but her panic held firm
she struggled and writhed
I dove.

I approached the wall.
It stood tall in front of me.
I can't cross it, I told myself.
I'm a failure, it cannot be done

Then I saw the desperation in her eyes, and a fresh scream of terror tore from her throat as she realized her fate.

I leaned in to the dive.
put everything I had into it
every ounce of being I still possessed.
determined to save her

I accelerated past any point I'd ever been at before.
it wasn't much further now but the greenery below was approaching fast.
if i was going to save her I needed more than this, but I was
determined to save her.

The wall loomed in front of me.
In its dark shadow I could see a tombstone cold and alone of my friend.
I stared back at the wall, with fire in my eyes, I could feel the adrenaline in my veins
as I struck it with all of the rage and anger I'd ever had.

and.

It shattered.

Into a million pieces it flew, each brick, each mortar fill, each and every particle of the wall flew
into the four corners of existence
as I flew through it
it shattered

I reached a place I thought I'd never return to.
a place of triumph and ecstasy
I smiled grimly as
it shattered

Right before we reached the earth.
I caught her.
I saved her.
I won.

I succeeded in my task.
My tears were of joy that night
as I laid in bed thinking to myself
how much Loyalty had brought to me.