[Ink]

Fate's tortured task

I abide by laws that lie inscribed by tools derived
From the Sky's infatuation with the lives of human kind
"Equilibrium's a must," and I strive to keep the rule
Even when the nicety of charity is cruelty clothed in wool
I'm the bullseye at the center of every curse and gift
Tearing rifts or shifting halves of hearts around until they fit
I'm the star you wish upon for other things beyond your grasp
And the rationale for those that had so much but now will lack

You don't know what you ask when you beg for paths to open
I find you your other half? Then another pair is broken
How long must I split these hairs and rationalize what is fair
When the pie never grows, nobody gets an even share
Not my fault...

He doesn't deserve the plight he's in, I watch him as he's wallowing
Devoid of sins and evil whims, but now he's Job with boils for skin
A dove's outside the cage she lived, she'll never have to sing again
And in her place, it must be him, that wears the collar and the chain
I see her flitter back and forth, the pitter patter of heels worn
She'll thank me once and then forget, I'm forever subject to his scorn
I wonder if she'll ever learn the true cost of her freedom earned
Another thorn upon my crown, he curses me and hopes I burn

Her smile is juxtaposed... to the screams and tears he wove
Into a basket to collect the seeds of regrets he will sow
And his neck is chaffed till bleeding and it trickles down his chest
As he struggles against the fetters that will be with him till death

I would apologize if that could make the pain ebb away
If you truly care for others, don't you ever call my name
Fate.