Warrior Cat One Shots

My Own Brother | poem

Prompt: A tom cat witnessed his brother commit a treacherous act against their Clan and their fellow Clanmates, and though he chooses to keep it quiet because he loves his brother too much, his brother has no such sentiments.

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i saw the blood stained on his paws
and the bodies of innocent cats in his jaws
yet no one could see he was a murderer, killing one Clanmate after another
but i saw because he was my kin, my own brother

i felt like an adder was tightening around my heart
hissing in my ears, lies about things I could never take apart
how would I ever tell the Clan about Spiderfang's treacherous doings?
GardenClan, our lives, my consciousness - all would be in ruins

Spiderfang seemed to have no such worries
his heart was cold as stone towards his own brother with no mercy
for the evil crimes he had committed, he blamed me for the killings
but the way he framed me with a straight, innocent face was so chilling

he was the murderer! i'm innocent, i swear!
yet my defenses are shut up with just one glare
a look filled with doubt, hate, hurt, and rage
i'm now like a rabbit, with nowhere to go, trapped in a cage

how could he hurt me like this when all i ever wanted was to protect him?
but here i am, here he put me, with my future looking grim
my eyes - worried, uncertain, scared, hurt, and dull hazel
all because my own brother's betrayal.

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