I Am Foot

[Genesis]

I AM FOOT

I am an assassin.
My life spent in service and training.
Silently I strike, only to fade into the night.
Not a moment's hesitation precedes the kill,
Though it generates no pleasure.
Our late Master made regular enemies
Of a particular four.
But only now, that they are no longer foes,
Do I realise how familiar with them I truly am.
Some of my Clan brethren still can hardly tell them apart.
"Just one of four targets," they'd always say,
But I know them all too well.
There is the warrior of spirit;
He who is the key to their unity.
There is the warrior of distraction;
He who moves like lightning, whose tongue is ever quicker.
There is the warrior of knowledge;
He whose calculating precision keeps him alert
For when he is needed.
And there is the warrior of courage;
He who strikes hard, who dares not show weakness.
I am lucky to have survived my every encounter with these shadow warriors,
But they have left their mark.
Were they my enemies still, my respect they ever have.
I am ninja.
I am Foot.