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// Grim Glimmer of the Guilty 
// Story: Premiere of Pony Poetry: an Amateur Anthology 
// by The Bromeister 
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Trust destroyed 
Retribution deployed
Promises shattered 
Faith battered

Loyal friends, advantage taken
Their belief in me shaken 
How horribly they are wounded 
Treasured bonds no longer sacred

The blade stabbed deep in their back
They never expected the attack
Countenance filled with utter shock
The pain in their eyes I have to block

This action taken out of need and desperation
There was no other path to bring restoration 
Plotted and schemed 'till the moment was right
Glistening and glimmering my goal in sight

All that I want, here I did gain
All it cost was another's pain
And yet in my heart, I feel a strain
Out damned spot! This wretched stain!

Their eyes are haunting 
This dread is now daunting 
I now feel a hole
This crater in my soul

Did their friendship mean so little
Our bond defaced with spittle
Was gain thought so great 
That their true gold be forsake

Treasure turns to tatters 
I remember what truly matters
Nothing can truly replace 
When in trouble together friends face

Head hung in shame 
They know who's to blame
My steps I retrace
Once again at that place 

My heart colored black
Will they dare take me back
Tears on my cheek
I can hardly speak

Suddenly I'm held and embraced
My composure lost all grace
They forgive not forget
At least till restitution is met

I'll never let go
These friends treasured so
I hope someday to repay
The outstanding kindness shown that day