cycle chosen

And so it begins.
One word, one strike, one death
and the cycle of vengeance begins.
Misbegotten ideas of
what the future could have held
hold sway over the potential for the present
and being set adrift without an anchor
is no way to live.
One word, one strike, one death
begets another word, another strike, another death
for the blood spilled demands brethren
from the murderer comes a tainted heart
when vows of vengeance hold sway
and tears fall upon a corpse.