9.The Good Fight
Consider the odds, consider the obvious. The martyr is
meaningless, the campaign has died. In the planning stages and
the fallen faces are the singular proof that it was ever alive.
This purchased rebellion has been outbidded, denounced and
rescinded and left to die championless.
I begged you not to go. I begged you, I pleaded. Claimed you as
my only hope and watched the floor as you retreated. Hope has
sprung a perfect dive a perfect day, a perfect lie, a slowly
crafted monologue conceding your defeat.
This purchased rebellion has been outbidded denounced and
rescinded and left to die Championless.
I begged you not to go. I begged you, I pleaded. Claimed you as
my only hope and watched the floor as you retreated.
Does it comfort you to know you fought the good fight？ Basking
in your victory, hollow and alone to boast your bitter bragging
rights to anyone who'll listen. While you're left with nothing
tangible to gain.
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