(A poem by Shima Renzou)
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I walk while strumming my fingers through the fence
As I do, I hum to myself.
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TA - KE - ZO - U - would
TA - KE - ZO - U - would
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I am the middle son.
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The eldest son is the pinnacle.
The one we all should imitate.
Our saviour.
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The second eldest son is the imitator.
A cheap watered down version of the eldest.
A sanctimonious facade.
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The third son is the spoiled one:
will most likely never inherit the throne.
free of responsibility.
free to pursue his every wanton desire.
free.
the lauded one.
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The middle son is mediocre.
second to the to third,
worlds apart from the first,
the disappointment.
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The first daughter is the reigning princess.
the lovestruck doll.
we fight for her attention,
she gazes right past us.
the adored one.
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the last son is new to the world.
too young to walk,
too innocent to blame.
the cooed one.
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TA - KE - ZO - U - would
TA - KE - ZO - U - would
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The Heir
is the one to whom everything falls.
the guide to the future.
the one to wield the ancient power.
in their veins rushes forth
the blood of the father,
the hope for the future.
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The heir is the bearer of burden.
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The sacrificial lamb.
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I am the heir.
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TA - KE - ZO - U - would
TA - KE - ZO - U - would
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but I won't.
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Konekomaru: Shima-san should your really be submitting something like this to the school paper
Renzou: of course! I actually worked hard on this, besides the ladies love a poet~~~
Renzou *winks at Izumo*
Izumo *looks away annoyed*
Konekomaru: Shima-san you left out Jun and Gozou. Also what baby are you talking about? Do you mean Kensuke?
Renzou: Jun and - Ahhh. Konekomaru, I have so many siblings. I can't be expected to remember them all!
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CHAPTER NOTES:
Hey! Nice to run into you guys again! I hope you liked the poem. Renzou's got a passion for verse and other things. You'll find out what if you read the next chapter.
To be clear, yes, this is a repost of a story I deleted before. I re-edited it and re-posted it. I also finally settled on a format I like for these poems, well Renzou's poem format is unique to him just like Yukio's format is to him.
Also, this is set in The Daily Verse Universe, which I am in the process of editing and re-posting. These poems aren't just one-offs. They do play significant parts in their respective stories, so if you follow my writing I would keep these in mind.
Thanks for reading! I hope you have a lovely day!
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