When I saw you first, you were radiant
Golden as the sun
You were bold, and gorgeous
With eyes blue as lighting caught in sapphires
I despised you
When I saw you second, you were already popular
Students flitting around you
Like moths to flame
Flirting and competing for your affections
I wanted to talk to you
When I saw you third, you were lost
You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.
Looking for the dorm I was forced to share with you
I rolled my eyes and helped you
When you changed into your sleep suit
I looked away, face red
When I awoke, you were in my face
You’d already grabbed breakfast
Salad and synthesized egg, with butter
My favorite
I still despised you
When you competed in G-Ball, I was transfixed
You were perfect
Every shot you made struck a player
I asked you to sit with me at lunch
You accepted
I was overjoyed to watch a film with you
You knew every line in Terminus
You were such a dork
Dancing to the final score
I couldn’t find it in my heart to despise you
The next day, I heard the news
A Terran spy
Intruding on our fair Academy of Independent Mars
I was eager to take the blood test
You passed as well
I loved the park at night
The heat of your hands on mine, chasing away the cold
The stars above us, bearing witness to your kiss
I told you my darkest secrets, things I never said to another
You were quiet
I wondered if I was wrong about you
But you met me on the roof, the next day
You turned to speak, so beautiful
And a security officer’s bullet tore out your throat
The wound was full of black, liquid metal
You were a Web
Sent from Terra for some dark purpose
I screamed
Your true metal pouring through your throat to encase your artificial skin
I was caught up in your arms
And as you bore me away
All I could think
Was why
Why did you trick me?
Why did you kiss me?
And why did I still love you?
It’s been many years since that red day
When Terra fell
And you gave your life for me
I try to live as you’d have liked, with another’s love
But I cannot, and the sickness in my bones won’t relent
If Webs have a afterlife, I hope to join you soon
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