This poem grapples with the complexities and contradictions of human emotions and relationships. It reflects on the profound and sometimes conflicting feelings that can arise, questioning how quickly emotions can change and the impact they have on our lives. The poem delves into the nature of pain, truth, and self-perception, exploring how these experiences shape our understanding of ourselves and others. It ultimately portrays a journey of introspection and self-awareness, capturing the tension between external perceptions and internal realities.

The poem Fading Embers explores the transformation from warmth and love to coldness and despair. It delves into themes of heartbreak, betrayal, and inner turmoil, using vivid imagery to depict the emotional journey of a once lively heart turned cold. The reflection on the darkness within and the deceptive nature of appearances questions the impact of a cold heart and the deep emotional scars it leaves behind.

A boy learns a hard lesson involving his canine best friend.

Fran, torn out of the ground awakes to a completely new world. Greeted by thier creator they live in destitute poverty, where the people are marked as strong or weak at birth. A strict soceity enforces that peoples behavior is within the confines of their mark. Fran is born without either, What can they do? (ps. this is a rough draft not the final thing, and will improve it as I go)

The city leaves me scraped raw.

That day, mankind could finally see the sun. The sky that had always been covered in smog and had never been seen before, who would have thought that it was so pure and alluring?

Thus, they danced in admiration of the gods’ grace bestowed upon them. They drank and sung, rejoicing about the gods’ greatness.

Despite their sincere gratitude, the gods chastised the people. After the festival that lasted for three days and three nights, the sky started to collapse.

The gods descended from above, and they dyed the land blood-red.

Translator: SaltyTank

Editor: Chrof

Original: 弒神之劍布諾希黎爾 by Wuxu (無胥)