Whoo, back from my holidays! I wrote loads of fanfics during that time. This is sort of an accompaniment to "Just an Unreachable Dream", but a lot more descriptive. Remember to review!


Endless Longing

The bonds have broken,

And I may soar, at last.

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I once struggled in the stone,

A prisoner of my own lacking,

A victim of hope that could never end,

Pained in endless circles.

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It was like smelling food that I could never eat,

The tantalizing prospects of what was beyond,

Nagging, taunting, but never coming close—

So it was, as I looked on at the blueness above,

Almost tasting the freedom…

But never quite reaching it.

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That day, the clouds rolled and danced.

They mocked me as I watched with longing;

Their haunting swirls, which hid so many mysteries,

Captivating me, but I untouchable—

The bright celestial blue teased me.

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Why had I been born with this desire?

There had to be a reason; it was so funny, so strange.

Inside me, I felt as if I could spread a pair of wings,

Just as I would spread my arms.

Like it was an inborn instinct, to catch the wind

And let it carry me far away.

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But I turned each time,

To see that my fantasies deluded me.

Only a plain blue back, nothing more,

Nothing like the great strong wings of the Salamence of the sky.

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I knew that it was the future that waited—

I would be one of them one day, when I was stronger.

But I had waited so long already.

How long more?

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Toil. Sweat turned to blood as I took on the creatures of my land

Fought them for the power and experience it brought

I felt leather at the tips of my claws, tore it.

I ascended waterfalls to upper levels of the caverns,

Took down creatures of the air, their wings carrying them high

But not high enough.

Their blood and tears stained my claws permanently.

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I changed once, grew even heavier. And that was all.

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Many times, I was knocked out, sweaty and aching

The frustration and pain welling within me stronger than ever

I longed even more for the wings and boundlessness I sought,

The salty taste of my own sweat in my mouth.

I was still struggling

I was trapped within more—

I was held by anger and denied longing.

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Suddenly, I felt myself fall over

And pain tear through my belly like flames—

I was going to die, I knew

Sweat stung my eyes, bruises throbbed on my limbs

And my foe was standing over me,

Wings held proudly, grinning, too powerful, with flight.

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Then I felt power fill my flesh, and I almost threw up

As something whirled in my belly for a second time,

And I changed once more.

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There was fire in my lungs.

I could feel my heart burn with true power—

And then I felt my back ripple,

And two powerful wings rose, as I had dreamt so often.

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At long last! I flew from the ground and roared a real roar

Flames burst from my jaws and burnt the one I fought

It, the Crobat, descended to the ground in flames.

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Finally! I had waited so long for this moment, this day.

I took to my wings, beat them experimentally.

In moments, my feet had left the ground, and I was soaring

Hearing the winds as they roared by my head,

A sound I had only ever heard in my dreams.

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That day, the clouds rolled and danced

But no longer in mockery; they rejoiced

As I flew to join them in the heavens,

The chains of my angry, entrapped dreams

Broken at last.