Honored Immortality

by D.M.P.

In a world of honor

I had hoped to earn respect

But a backwards glance

Is the only thing I get

My brother’s fame has spread

To regions far and wide

While I am but a speck

By my brother’s side

At times I do not regret

Standing in the shade

Of glory and publicity

That my brother has made

However, sometimes I think

But what will become of me?

Will I rise to such greatness

And immortal notoriety?

For on my home world

Heaven and hell do not exist

And that the only paradise

Is if you are truly missed

‘Cause remembrance

Is the preservation of the soul

And not to be forgotten

Is our religious goal

So the People would adore

The ones who were great

But others who don’t stand out

Oblivion is their fate

Yet for the ones who sinned

Their punishment is far worse

The People will despise their existence

And their memory will become a curse

I had hoped to achieve

Immortality in the crucial eye

Of the critiquing People

In order for my soul to survive

But I have failed horribly

Before I even had the chance

By accepting my brother’s crimes

Which will lower my social stance

I do not regret this

For my brother’s memory

Is the one thing I put

Above everything, even me

But sometimes I still wonder

Of the shame that I’ll accept

Will I then be looked down upon

When my memory is kept?

In exchange for my brother’s honor,

Will I go into a certain hell

With the People recalling me

With thoughts that aren’t so well?

People praised Elfangor

When he had passed away

But when I leave this world

What would the People say?