What have I done? Above the grave of a stranger, these words were never heard. I put my feet in the shoes of another man. You were wronged, let down, and defeated. Death cheated and played you like a fool. I should have built a tower to hold you high. I died inside when I cut you down. Death has come to destroy. Defeat shows its face.

I failed you. I threw you away. I cut you down. Sometimes I need to hit a little harder. Sometimes I need to speak a little quieter. I made you carry the casket of an innocent man when it should have been me. Oh God, I’m speaking to you. You said we are redeemed. Oh God, I’m speaking to you. You said we are set free. We are the weak. The pain is the devourer. It’s devouring me. Forgive me.