The Judge Will Be Judged

I thought I had escaped it, 

But ultimately it was inevitable.

My time has come

To make this final decision. 

A member of my family has 

Resurrected the news that has haunted me for so long.

My son has freed me of my burden;

He doesn't know but he will surely find out.

We have lived a lie, one that he deserves

To know. Throughout my existence 

I have been able to realize my greatest

Flaws have outweighed my greatest feats. 

Sucked into corruption, my name will be

Forever tarnished by my son; irony 

All too real to create. Where did my

Little boy go? What happened to your childhood?

Do you not remember? I taught you about life

And treated me you as my own, if only you knew

The truth. You didn't have to eliminate me, 

We could live in peace forever; but 

Your employer controls you now, not only 

Your destiny but mine as well.

My decision and your charges against me I

Will not deny. When a friend, a man of 

God, an admirable father, a hard worker,

And a heaven bound sole, calls for one

Simple favor, I was willing to go against my usual 

Judgement. I lived with my sin for

All of these years, becoming too comfortable

With my greatest lapse in character. But

You awoke me from my ignorant hibernation. 

Alone, with this bullet I do not understand,

For what reason has my own son turned against me?

Perhaps I sit here because I have denied him

The fact he deserves to know. 

A broken man will have no more to wonder

For eternal sleep will come silently. 

This bullet represents the inner peace I

Lacked for so many years. The trigger

Feels right, wrapped around my finger, knowing

Only God can judge me now. But on

Earth the judge has made his final decision, 

Admitting the truth indirectly.