Greetings, Magonians. The time has come again for another Haiku contest. To make things more interesting, though, I've also added other forms of poetry to be allowed in this contest as well, so that we may see a broader spectrum of creativity from our participants. Our previous winner, Spoom, has decreed that the topics being discussed are:

Self-Sacrifice and Fate

His wish has been granted, and now, I want to see what you people have to say from these topics. Good luck!

Wait, how did Spoom win? I beat him in the rankings on most people's lists. Are you doing voting for whoever gets the most first places or is it a:

1st = 5 Points
2nd = 4 Points
etc.

kind of thing?

I'm just wondering, I don't want to take Spoom's victory away from him, I just thought I was ahead in the polls. (Psst, if you want more info on how to come to conclusions with these things Discrete Math is a good field for it, check under Election Theory)


My entry(s):

perhaps
if we think about it
in a twisted
sort of loopy way
the only way
we can leave the truly
smallest
of ALL the footprints
would be to walk in on ourselves
I speak in fuels
but do we honor our dead?
or do we make pacts with our children's children?


Try not to move too
much for fate has a plan for
us all, this will sting.

I give it my all.
The self is not important.
I want to help you.

I knew it very well.
I didn't want it this way.
But I can't fight it.

Don't expect success.
Your guess to impress your ex
Will vex and bring stress.

You need to move on.
You were destined for something
Unlike this failure.