As the sun rises
You put on a smile that reeks of happiness and cheer
A look in your eyes that oozes strength
CRASH! You're being attacked by marines
Your face is calm, you're not worried
You trained two years for this after all
SWISH!CRACK!POP!SMACK!
The sound of a violin echoes in your ears
Attacks shouted left and right
POP GREEN!HWUA CHA!SUUUUPEEEERRRRRR!
Then silence
The battles done, and everything is back to normal
You bathe and share in the wealth of laughter and joy that surrounds you
Then night falls
And your mask cracks
And still the world does not hear your screams of anguish
You are silent
The world, is silent
And then the sun rises
And you get ready to place your mask on for another day
...
As the sun rises
You see his smiles, his cheer
You see his laughter, his happiness
You see his pain
The pain that happened because you couldn't help him
The pain that happened because you weren't there for him
You hear his screams of anguish
The trading of souls
One brother for another
You are sad too, yet you feel grateful
Had he not died, you would have lost your captain, your savior, your best friend
BOOM! You hear the cannon-fire
The marines are upon you once again
SHISHISHISHISHISHISHISHI!
You hear the laughter
And you smile
You remember the good times when fighting just like this
And you think,
I can help protect him now, like he protected me
He won't have to suffer anymore
And we won't leave him
GUM GUM PISTOL!
It's over now
After all, those years of training paid off
It wasn't too hard
Everything's returned back to normal
LUFFY, WANNA PLAY?
SANJI, DINNER!
The food's arrived, made perfectly, as usual
And the old smiles are back, the old cheer
When at the dinner table, nothing matters
No time has passed, and nothing has happened
Everything exists as it should
But then night falls
And you see his mask slip
You see the pain in his dreams as he tosses and turns
Mouth open in a silent scream, unheard by the world
That calmly disregards and acts on, ignorant of your captain's suffering
And then the sun rises anew
And you watch your captain suffer, struggling to place his mask on anew
And your soul reverberates with his, in pain
And secretly, you send him silent support
You share his pain as if it were your own
And you keep your captain from falling
Into that endless abyss
Of despair
...
As the sun rises,
And the sun sets,
The world changes anew
A brand new day awaits you
With a brand new adventure
And it's silent support
Move on, little brother…
...
...
...
With a silent
push