In A Literacy

by Eyes of Shinigami

The main guys from Saiyuki plus literary terms equals one interesting poem. Hopefully it isn't too hard to figure out who I'm talking about...if you need clarification, just ask.

TITLE: In A Literacy

AUTHOR: Eyes of Shinigami

PAIRINGS: None

RATING: PG-13

WARNINGS: Kind of dark and angst-filled, but nothing too serious. Oh, and spoilers, if you squint really hard.

SUMMARY: The main guys from Saiyuki plus literary terms equals one interesting poem. Hopefully it isn't hard to figure out who I'm talking about…if it is, let me know by all means. This was just something fun that I came up with at work (fun for me, not for them)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Saiyuki or any of its characters. I do kinda, sorta own the poem though. Just kinda sorta.

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You are a paradox

Neither one or the other on any level

Caught desperately between parallels

There is no escape from the truth

Golden eyes hold hunger

For love and blood alike

After all, they come from the same place

Beating hearts do have their appeals

You are a contradiction

Two extremes housed within one entity

The mask does it justice, though

Corruption is a shroud for misunderstanding

Violet eyes hold contempt

For the life that was given to them

But they dare not defy the teachings

That would be blasphemy

You are a metaphor

A meaning twisted in different ways

To suit an infidelity in many forms

Semblance of an incomplete being

Vermillion eyes hold mockery

For masks and mixed emotions

Embracing lies of all shapes and sizes

But that is half the fun

You are an allegory

An abstract meaning blossoming

From a definition of brutality

It is also quite the ball and chain

Emerald eyes hold shame

For what was sundered and undone

The stains that cannot be washed away

Sanity is found only in distorted absolution

You are a personification

An inanimate object with a humanoid face

Puppeted by a multitude of masters

Where do the strings begin and end?

Indigo eyes hold anger

For futures and inconsistent possibilities

Decision carries unseen weights with it

But burden in a birthright

You are an irony

All that is and isn't in expectation

There are no illusions here to save you

Just reminders that masquerade as penance

Chocolate eyes hold remorse

For what was broken beyond repair

Unspoken words hang thick in the air

A hangman's noose and a perfect fit

You are an antithesis

An imbalance somehow in disguise

Providing just enough sardonic aftertaste

To heighten the experience

Ebony eyes hold allusion

To grander schemes and implications

Enigmatically held behind steel frames

Bunny can't be bored, now can he?

You are an oxymoron

An absurdity made entirely of weakness

Contradicted by power with a price

That's the way it works, after all

Mismatched eyes hold scorn

For what a heart has not forgotten

Held high above and out of reach

Revenge will be the sweetest victory

You are a parody

A caricature of former glory

Trampled by inaction and indecision

Shards of broken conscious is the reward

Sea-green eyes hold regret

For mistakes that cannot be redeemed

Engraved deep inside a troubled mind

Pretending does have its upsides

You are a farce

A comedic disillusionment

Of hopes that were shattered in an instant

The sound of death is atonement

Umber eyes hold pain

For scars too deep to forget

Masked only by unbridled hatred

Maybe oblivion isn't so bad

You are an anomaly

An irregularity born from darkness

Delusions are all that exist here

That is the only power known

Cornflower eyes hold playfulness

For childish games and hidden meanings

Just like the good master said

Innocence can be contorted too

Together, you are a satire

A fiction that does not play by the rules

But that's what makes it interesting

Normalcy is not an option

Varied eyes elude to deeper secrets

That give all and nothing away

A myriad of imagery and exhibition

The only pathway to your misguided enlightenments