Last Stand
By Bolo Mk XXIV Unit CTU (Chateau)
Shared by Ender Wiggin

 

As I sit dying,
My comrades arise
Here at the last stand,
We all compromise.

A round for a life,
A tread for a mine,
As I sit steaming,
A black smear of grime

My armor is gone
My power is low;
My weapons are useless
As I sit in this hole

After no resting
I’m in for a spell;
My survival center tingles;
I say my farewell.

My last thought,
Before parting
With this hell-stricken world
Is one for my brothers…

“Avenge me!”
I say, and call out.
All flickers die,
But some with a flame…

Avenge him, dear Titan,
And take life with no shame.

 


This is the last recorded entry of Unit CTU, discovered after the battle detailed in the story "Shared Experience" by Christopher Stasheff.

 

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