Don't freak out on me now, my dears, but this is a strictly InuYasha poem-thingy, with an Inu/Kag theme. I'm dedicating it to kokoronagomu and knittingknots, whether they want it or not.
Spoiler alert! If you're not up on the current manga, Naraku is finally dead, but he made a wish on the Shikon no tama that was to be granted when he died. A perfectly round mediou appeared behind Kagome and swallowed her up. Not being able to follow her into it, Inuyasha called upon Tetsusaiga to help him find her. Creating a mediou of his own, he leapt into the abyss. I'd like to believe these are his thoughts:
Into the Abyss
For her, I would have given up everything ...
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Once, I hoped for something I thought was better, -- but even that was less than what even the poorest man could hope for
Sacrificing what made me me, -- accepting that what I am was unacceptable
Knowing that all that awaited me was a life that wasn't mine
--
Once, I thought I could just sink away into Hell because there was nothing better for me
Sacrificing my life to cling to the scraps of a dream someone else dreamed for me
Knowing that all that awaited me was death
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I would have done it, ... once,
... to lose myself in her
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--
But for you, I will do more
I will hold on to everything
--
Because everything is better ever since I met you
I will live,
and dream my own dream,
and know that I can have more, --
I am more
Because of you
Not just half-man, half-youkai, but fully me, -- your protector, your friend, the one who loves you
And nothing that I do for you is a sacrifice, because I only gain more, --
More companionship, more comfort, more warmth, more confidence, more strength, more power, more ... happiness
More for me,
More of me
All because of you
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For you, I will leap into the abyss
Not knowing what awaits, except ... you
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And I would do it a thousand times,
slay a thousand foes,
search a thousand years,
... until I find myself ... with you