HarakiriA Poem by Aphitenza"Ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword, formerly practised in Japan by samurai as an honuorable alternative to disgrace or execution."By seppuku I regain my honour By seppuku I regain my pride For a man lives his life for others Thus bushido bids me to do so I have clothed my self in silk So that my blood runs down And pools at the feet of my people Giving them back what they deserve That crimson lake that carries my sins and sorrow I have quenched my thirst for dishonour And filled my stomach To rid me of my fatal famine My death cloth calls upon me Spearing no time to do what is right My words pour on paper Holding my final thoughts Before I draw my noble sword At last So here I am where I die My friends, speak no more of me and my odious ways As by death I am reborn And reincarnate as an honourable and worthy man.
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